Stefan Monnier wrote: >> This is the primary benefit I keep hearing about for aptitude over apt-get. > > Then why not add a "apt-get remove --deps" flag which does it like aptitude > (or at least, behaves similarly, maybe using something like deborphans)? > > The main problem I have with Debian package management is the number of > different tools. > > Pet peeve: `dpkg -l foobar' may tell me that foobar doesn't exist, yet > `apt-get install foobar' will download and install it. This is particularly > annoying when you don't know the name of the package, so you do `dpkg -l > \*foo\*' and it tells you there's no such thing. Why not have a `apt-get > list' or something like that? Or does it exist already? > > > Stefan
Well, 'aptitude search ~ifoo' tells you if there is installed any package with 'foo' in its name and 'aptitude install foobar' will download and install it. Documentation can be found in the package 'aptitude-doc-en'. Regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
