Re: Aptitude package manager "package"

[davidson <davidson@freevolt.org>]

On Tue, 23 Jan 2018, OECT T wrote:

> Hi all:
>
>
> I just installed Debian Stretch 9.3.0 and noticed that the Aptitude
> package was not installed by default.
>
> I searched into Synaptics package manager and noticed that the
> package is not marked with the Debian icon indicating that the
> package is not supported.
>
> I would appreciate any comments about it.
>
> What other command line packages are recommended instead of
> Aptitude?

This reference work (which you cite)

 Debian Reference :: Chapter 2. Debian package management
 https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html

discusses

 * apt-get,
 * apt,
 * aptitude,

and even has a section devoted to a comparison of the three:

 2.2.1. apt vs. apt-get / apt-cache vs. aptitude
 https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_literal_apt_literal_vs_literal_apt_get_literal_literal_apt_cache_literal_vs_literal_aptitude_literal