Comments on: Don’t Apt-Get, Aptitude http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/ News, Tips, and How-Tos for Ubuntu Linux Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Raphaël Hertzog http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-161248 Raphaël Hertzog Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:17:38 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-161248 Besides apt-get autoremove that other commenters already noted, I would like to add that there are important differences in the way apt-get and aptitude manage dist-upgrades. So aptitude is not always superior to apt-get and in fact the Squeeze release notes recommended the usage of apt-get because aptitude failed to work reliably. You might also be interested by my article <a href="http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/06/20/apt-get-aptitude-%e2%80%a6-pick-the-right-debian-package-manager-for-you/" rel="nofollow">apt-get, aptitude, … pick the right package manager for you</a>. Besides apt-get autoremove that other commenters already noted, I would like to add that there are important differences in the way apt-get and aptitude manage dist-upgrades. So aptitude is not always superior to apt-get and in fact the Squeeze release notes recommended the usage of apt-get because aptitude failed to work reliably.

You might also be interested by my article apt-get, aptitude, … pick the right package manager for you.

]]> By: onan http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-12413 onan Thu, 01 May 2008 21:01:58 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-12413 how far back in the past do you live to still perpetuate such an old thing. apt-get features the autoremove option to remove any leftover dependencies since 2006. besides, comparing apt-get and aptitude makes absolutely no sense as aptitude is a frontend to the apt tools. it would like comparing dselect to dpkg. how far back in the past do you live to still perpetuate such an old thing. apt-get features the autoremove option to remove any leftover dependencies since 2006.

besides, comparing apt-get and aptitude makes absolutely no sense as aptitude is a frontend to the apt tools. it would like comparing dselect to dpkg.

]]> By: Alan Pope http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-195 Alan Pope Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:03:39 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-195 You can of course use "apt-get autoremove " which will remove the package _and_ its dependents just fine. You can of course use “apt-get autoremove ” which will remove the package _and_ its dependents just fine.

]]> By: Azrael Nightwalker http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-194 Azrael Nightwalker Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:56:29 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-194 Try wajig - it can do much more than aptitude. Just see the output of 'wajig commands' Try wajig – it can do much more than aptitude. Just see the output of ‘wajig commands’

]]> By: Christoph Langner http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-193 Christoph Langner Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:42:12 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/12/dont-apt-get-aptitude/#comment-193 In my opinion it is a bad thing to recommend aptitude. Using aptitude forces you to not use any frontends of apt any more since you break aptitudes own database when you mixe apt-get based frontends and aptitude. Since apt-get has the option "autoremove" aptitude is obsulet. In my opinion it is a bad thing to recommend aptitude. Using aptitude forces you to not use any frontends of apt any more since you break aptitudes own database when you mixe apt-get based frontends and aptitude. Since apt-get has the option “autoremove” aptitude is obsulet.

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