antgel wrote: >> Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the >> user doesn't like aptitude? > > Yes. > >>>Secondly, if you are using unstable, you should know how to deal with >>>this stuff. >> >> >> I've been using testing and unstable for a couple of years and I still >> have >> problems with this. What is the correct way to deal with this? > > The correct way to deal with it is to get to the bottom of the > dependency conflict. :) I find that the easiest way is to load > aptitude interactively (i.e. no command line arguments), hit g to > upgrade, at which point you get the list of packages being removed. > Scrolling through them, you should see the reasons for removal in the > bottom pane. Then continue to sniff until you reach the offending > package(s). At this point you can decide what to do. Every case is > different.
Interesting. I'm just about convinced to try aptitude now! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
