Bug#457995: new update/revision announcement pages confusing about aptitude/apt
Le December 28, 2007 04:45:39 am Franklin PIAT, vous avez écrit :
> Hi Philippe,
>
> On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 23:27 -0500, Philippe Cloutier wrote:
> > Le December 27, 2007 06:36:31 pm Jose Luis Rivas Contreras, vous avez
écrit :
> > > Philippe Cloutier wrote:
> > > > Le December 27, 2007 04:39:34 pm Luk Claes, vous avez écrit :
>
> [..]
>
> > > Ok, check the description of the apt package:
> > > http://packages.debian.org/sid/apt
> > >
> > > "Advanced front-end for dpkg"!!
> >
> > Yes, it's not clear. I opened #458029 about that.
> >
> > > And does aptitude depends on the apt
> > > package? No! Depends on libapt! Which is not apt.
> >
> > It doesn't directly depend on apt, but it does effectively depend on it.
>
> I've read with interest this thread (as a reader of debian-www ml).
>
> It would be nice to have a Wiki page explaining clearly what is
> "APT" (architecture, library, tool...?), and it's accepted meanings.
> This page could also have some recommended usages and sample phrasing,
> etc... which could help RM and other writers.
>
> Could you contribute such page on wiki.d.o as you seem knowledgeable on
> this matter.
I'm not very knowledgeable about APT. I never looked at the code. Also, there
are already two more prioritary items on my todo list for a long time:
restarting to maintain Wikipedia's APT article and clearing wiki.d.o's
licensing situation.
Don't expect an APT article on wiki.d.o from me too soon :S
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