Attached is a patch for the Installation Guide. Aptitude is not used a lot in the guide already, and apt comes preinstalled in a Debian system. I also converted apt-get to apt in that file.
Let me know if you have any questions. Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on Freenode, OFTC
Index: manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml =================================================================== --- manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml (revision 70186) +++ manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml (working copy) @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ install the makedev package, and create a default set of static device files using (after chrooting) <informalexample><screen> -# apt-get install makedev +# apt install makedev # mount none /proc -t proc # cd /dev # MAKEDEV generic @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ deb-src http://security.debian.org/ &releasename;/updates main </screen></informalexample> -Make sure to run <userinput>aptitude update</userinput> after you have +Make sure to run <userinput>apt update</userinput> after you have made changes to the sources list. </para> @@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ and configure it. Currently the use of UTF-8 locales is recommended. <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude install locales +# apt install locales # dpkg-reconfigure locales </screen></informalexample> @@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ To configure your keyboard (if needed): <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude install console-setup +# apt install console-setup # dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration </screen></informalexample> @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Then install the kernel package of your choice using its package name. <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude install &kernelpackage;-<replaceable>arch-etc</replaceable> +# apt install &kernelpackage;-<replaceable>arch-etc</replaceable> </screen></informalexample> </para> @@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ To make your &debian-gnu; system bootable, set up your boot loader to load the installed kernel with your new root partition. Note that <command>debootstrap</command> does not install a boot loader, though you -can use <command>aptitude</command> inside your &debian; chroot to do so. +can use <command>apt</command> inside your &debian; chroot to do so. </para><para arch="any-x86"> @@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ Installing and setting up <classname>grub2</classname> is as easy as: <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude install grub-pc +# apt install grub-pc # grub-install /dev/<replaceable>sda</replaceable> # update-grub </screen></informalexample> @@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ SSH and set up access. <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude install ssh +# apt install ssh </screen></informalexample> @@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ # tasksel install standard </screen></informalexample> -Of course, you can also just use <command>aptitude</command> to install +Of course, you can also just use <command>apt</command> to install packages individually. </para><para> @@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ diskspace by running: <informalexample><screen> -# aptitude clean +# apt clean </screen></informalexample> </para>
