Re: package managers problem

[Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>]

<tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:

> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]]
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 04:06:23AM -0400, Charles Kroeger wrote:
>> > As far as I know, apt is pretty much apt-get
>> 
>> If you're using Debian 12 then the -get is gone.
>
> No, it's still there, whenever you need it :)
>
> Cheers

IIUC "apt" is a replacement for end-user that combines most of the
functions in "apt-get" and "apt-cache".  On the other hand, the output
of "apt-get" and "apt-cache" are considered stable and can be used for
scripting that parse their output, meanwhile apt may introduce
backward-incompatible output changes.  You'll get a warning if you use
"apt" in a script.  See also "man apt":

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| SCRIPT USAGE AND DIFFERENCES FROM OTHER APT TOOLS
|        The apt(8) commandline is designed as an end-user tool and it may
|        change behavior between versions. While it tries not to break
|        backward compatibility this is not guaranteed either if a change
|        seems beneficial for interactive use.
| 
|        All features of apt(8) are available in dedicated APT tools like
|        apt-get(8) and apt-cache(8) as well.  apt(8) just changes the
|        default value of some options (see apt.conf(5) and specifically
|        the Binary scope). So you should prefer using these commands
|        (potentially with some additional options enabled) in your
|        scripts as they keep backward compatibility as much as possible.
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Manphiz