Re: A Question About Aptitude
On (03/11/06 12:47), cothrige wrote:
dd> * Clive Menzies (clive@clivemenzies.co.uk) wrote:
> Hmmm. Sounds like perhaps 'aptitude upgrade' is a little safer for
> the newbie. Would you agree? I think I will stick with that for now,
> and perhaps start using the UI for installing individual packages as I
> find I need them.
>
Yes. Although perversely when I moved from dselect (aptitude
predecessor) I always used the interactive mode; it's only recently that
I started using the CLI
Others have mentioned Synaptic, I found when playing with Ubuntu it was
very easy to use but it seemed to do strange things and I inevitably use
aptitude to upgrade and install. Aptitude is a steeper learning curve
but well worth the effort. If you like a 'clean' system, deborphan is
worth getting to know; it will highlight redundant libraries (and other
packages) which you can then purge from the system with aptitude:
$ sudo aptitude purge libx liby etc.
> > As a matter of course, you should install apt-listbugs so that you will
> > be warned of any bugs that could cause you a problem.
>
> Yes, I need to do that. I tried a while back when it and listchanges
> were recommended, but listbugs would not install. Something about it
> not being on the server. I will definitely try again now that I am
> thinking of it. BTW, with listchanges I get a screen of information
> after downloading of the packages is done, and then I receive an
> email. Will that work similarly, and apt-listbugs as well, if I were
> to use the UI? Just a curiosity for possible future reference.
Yes there was a problem with a recent listbugs upgrade; I recall I held
off upgrading for a while and then got bitten (in a very minor way). I
never bothered with listchanges (I figured a change in functionality in
any package isn't going to stop me upgrading) but I understand from what
I've read on the list, they coexist perfectly well.
Regards
Clive
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