On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 11:23:43AM +0000, Andy Hawkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> David Jardine<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > you could put:
> >
> > alias apt-get='echo "Use aptitude instead" '
> >
> > in /etc/profile.
>
> I did think of something similar :)
>
> I did also try uninstalling apt, but it tried to remove aptitude too!
>
> Does aptitude use apt?
>
Yes, of _course_ it does: both also use dpkg underneath.
If you go back slightly in the archives, you'll find an informative
post from Joey Hess about the similarities and differences between
the various front ends to dpkg, the thread including a rant from me :)
The hierarchy is something like
synaptic -- aptitude -- adept
dselect -- apt-get
apt
dpkg
where dpkg is the lowest level.
Andy
Andy
> Andy
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