On 15 Jun 2007, CaT wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 08:17:45AM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > Could some of that problem be having aptitude treat recommends as > > required? > > Or something similar. I gave up on aptitude within a few minutes of > trying to use it during my upgrade to sarge. It completely refused to, > getting lost in a mess of its own design (or so it seemed). apt-get just > did as it was told and no more and it all went smoothly. >
[snip] I gave up on aptitude long ago because it kept trying, and sometimes succeeding, to remove lots of things it shouldn't. I now use apt-get via wajig, which seems to be one of the best-kept Linux secrets. -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
