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Re: APT recommendations/suggestions not obvious



On Sunday 10 August 2008 00:58, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 08/09/08 15:40, Shachar Or wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > why doesn't aptitude show me for what purpose a package reccomends or
> > suggests another?
> >
> > I'd very much like that because sometimes, perhaps many times, I can't
> > guess it and even if I can guess it, how do I know?
> >
> > I find that many times README.Debian doesn't mention those things.
> >
> > Any thoughts about this?
>
> At times like this, I just flip to another open xterm and do
> "apt-cache show".

What information does that print that I don't already know from aptitude?
>
> --
> Ron Johnson, Jr.
> Jefferson LA  USA
>
> Scientists are people, too.  IOW, they also "crave power, money,
> respect, and influence, and they also fear for their jobs. Each
> can be a healthy motivator, but each has the ability to turn a
> good scientist into a bad one; and in some cases, they can turn
> a good scientist into a charlatan."
> http://thefutureofthings.com/book/3/the-bomb-that-never-was.html

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Shachar Or | שחר אור
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