On 19 Aug 2007, Ken Irving wrote: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 03:31:19PM -0500, Mumia W.. wrote: > > I haven't tried aptitude for some time, and apparently the problem I > had with it (where it wanted to remove a lot of stuff) has been fixed. > I think that, even before that fix, it would work reasonably (i.e., no > surprises) as long as it was used exclusively. I normally use apt-get, > and tried aptitude after seeing that it was going to be the default, > but have since shied away from it. > [snip]
I ditched aptitude a couple of years ago in favour of wajig. I'm willing to believe that most or even all of the problems I had with aptitude were my own fault, but wajig is brilliant IMO and I don't find a need for anything else. -- 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]