On Friday 08 July 2005 09:11, Theo Schmidt wrote: > Am Freitag, 8. Juli 2005 05.45 schrieb Bob Proulx: > ... > > > Just the same, I can't see any documentation that says > > mixing apt-get and aptitude is bad... > > Any thoughts on using concurrently apt-get, synaptic, and > kpackage? I had always thought that these use the same > database so that each would be aware of the changes of the > others, but perhaps this isn't so? > > Also, to the point of this thread: I have also experienced > problems with installing or deinstalling KDE programs, > especially digikam, where both aptitude and synaptic > insisted on removing most of KDE for this. The first time I > didn't read and it ruined KDE, the second time I quit the > installation.
I mostly use Synaptic, but occasionally also apt-get and KPackage. I have never experienced any problems because of this. FWIW, I have only done a distribution upgrade a couple of times. I usually upgrade piecemeal on an as-needed basis. However, when I have done it, the "Smart Upgrade" feature of Synaptic has been able to sort out the dependency issues without the usual lets-remove-most-of-KDE behavior that I get if Smart Upgrade is not selected. If Synaptic wants to remove a lot of KDE for installation of a particular package, I assume the KDE maintainers haven't gotten all the dependencies sorted out yet. In particular, some needed library conflicts with one that most of KDE is dependent on, so I wait and try later. At least once, the only way I could get the package was through a "Smart Upgrade." The nice thing about Synaptic is its ease of use and the chance to know precisely what it proposes to do __before__ committing oneself. It may not be suitable for a production environment, but it is very nice for the home/small office user. N.P. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
