Re: New install and newbie questions

[Daniel Johnson]

There are other tools for managing software that are front ends to
apt.  I primarily use aptitude.  It  is powerful interactive, and
available from the command line.   It will take some learning though
so you will need to read a significant part of the manual to use it
effectively.  synaptic is probably the best choice for graphically
working with apt.  It is easy to use, and fairly powerful too.