Apt vs apt-get [Was: Apt-get Upgrade Problem in Stretch?]
On 20.07.17 03:27, Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2017-07-19 23:33 (UTC-0500):
>
> > On Wed 19 Jul 2017 at 14:57:50 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote:
>
> >> Did you miss that in Stretch apt is preferred to apt-get?
>
> > I did. Where does it say that?
>
> It was a long time ago that I first encountered it, and don't remember where it
> was. I have to think searching 'apt-get vs. apt stretch' will get you hits like
> what I've run across.
Ah, yes, "I had a dream ... that my preference was ordained from upon
high." That's the source of all sorts of bunkum.
I've used apt-get for decades, across ubuntu and debian, and it has
always worked for me. It is amusing to observe pedants furiously
peddling their own preference, not least when some vague "authority" is
claimed. Even if it was a bunch of drunk virgins, naked under moonlight
(whether devs or not), their preference is only their preference.
The rest of us use what we choose, and it is foolish to attempt to
impose one's will on others. (Not least when one has no idea why. ;-)
Erik
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