On 08/09/08 17:05, Shachar Or wrote:
On Sunday 10 August 2008 00:58, Ron Johnson wrote:
On 08/09/08 15:40, Shachar Or wrote:
Hi.
why doesn't aptitude show me for what purpose a package reccomends or
suggests another?
I'd very much like that because sometimes, perhaps many times, I can't
guess it and even if I can guess it, how do I know?
I find that many times README.Debian doesn't mention those things.
Any thoughts about this?
At times like this, I just flip to another open xterm and do
"apt-cache show".
What information does that print that I don't already know from aptitude?
I think I might have misread your post. Anyway, seeing the
Recommended's full description just helps me deduce why it would be
recommended.
TTBOMK, neither apt/aptitude/synaptics stores explicit "this is why
package A is recommended" data. If it did, I'd immediately convert
to that app.
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can be a healthy motivator, but each has the ability to turn a
good scientist into a bad one; and in some cases, they can turn
a good scientist into a charlatan."
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