Wow...here's a silly one for the archives.
On Wednesday 14 June 2006 13:46, Bill Thompson wrote:
> In addition, the command "aptitude" is now recommended in place of
> "apt-get". The aptitude program handles package dependencies better
> than the apt-get program.
When you do apt-get --help, at the bottom you are told:
"This APT has Super Cow Powers."
But aptitude says:
"This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers."
I thought that was a cute little way of saying that apt-get was "more
advanced," and thus would be preferable. This:
http://www.eeggs.com/items/36008.html supports the "more advanced" theory, in
that apt-get can do dist-upgrades. Can aptitude as well? Even if it is geek
humor, why does one have super cow powers and not the other?