> In the case of Synaptic this is not 'new behaviour' it is just giving > you the equivalent of things you could do at the command line by > giving you things you can click on in a GUI interface instead of > having to remember the commands and/or type the commands in at the > command prompt.
If synaptic's "smart upgrade" really is identical to dist-upgrade, then my only gripe is that it is the default setting. Dist-upgrade has always been quite dangerous, at least on unstable. Maybe the options should be relabeled "conservative" and "aggressive" upgrade, too, for there is nothing inherently smarter about dist-upgrade. I'll file a wishlist bug. > Which ever front end you use you kind of have to learn the ins and outs > of the methods it provides for dealing with various conditions, what > people see as an advantage or disadvantage differs depending on what > they want out of a front end. Sure. The thing is, some people suggested aptitude gets confused when other means besiides itself are used (sparingly) to install / remove packages. I'd prefer to pick 'n' mix package managers, really. C.
