> > So what advantage is there of running apt-get over the more
> > traditional - run mirror, then install using dselect?
>
> mirror?!?! You want to mirror the entire 700 meg binary-386 directory and
> then install it?? Ik.
Yes you do have a point here. The advantage of doing this of course
is, that if at any time you wish to install or deinstall a package, it
is there waiting for you.
Now I presume at the moment, if you want to selected/unselect packages
and things, you should still use dselect, but with the "apt" method.
Is this correct? Later I presume the "apt" front end will be written
which will do away with the need for dselect all together.
Thanks for pointing out all the advantages of using apt-get.
> apt-get does at least these things over that solution:
> 1) Downloads faster than mirror (esp if you are not on a modem :>)
> Installs from a mirror faster than many other methods (no dpkg
> -iGROBE)
> 2) Downloads only what you need and no more
> 3) Integrates multiple sources, such as non-us and main across multiple
> sites with built in fail-over (in v3) and preferencing
> 4) Installation ordering is correct, safe, and advoids the 'hit install
> till it works' problem some other methods have. Installation ordering
> also deals with obsolete essential packages and other situations like
> replacing mailers - screwy 'development' package depends, etc
> 5) Downloaded files are checked for proper md5 hashes, sizes, etc and
> this is done very quickly + transparently
> 6) The system is carefully checked to advoid subtle breakage that is
> common with manual dpkg (mismatched libc6/libc6-dev for instance)
> 7) Safe inter-dist upgrades, rexx-slink, bo-slink, hamm-slink and others
> As well as making dselect safer to use for these upgrades should you
> choose to go that way (not recommended!)
Why are you saying not recommended? Are you saying that using the
"apt" method in dselect is not recommended -- or just saying that
doing a full upgrade using dselect is not recommended?
> 8) Safer handling of unmet deps in unstable dists, packages are not
> installed unless they really will have all their dependents installed
> too
> 9) Automatic correction and recovery of many common errors
> 10) apt-get install is just nifty.
Mark.
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