On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:04 PM, pt3...@gmail.com <pt3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm a Debian Squeeze new user and have some basic questions about > Debian package tools. > > Is it true I should avoid APT and use some other frontend or, better, > dpkg directly? > I tried aptitude, but I don't like ncurses-based tools. I prefer the > classic command line if possible. You can use aptitude without ncurse interface (aptitude update; aptitude install ....; aptitude full-upgrade ...)
> > How can I obtain the list of sources currently used by installed packages? > For example, since I have "gcc" installed, it should show "main", and > since I also have "firmware-iwlwifi", it should include "non-free", > too. > This is for checking if /etc/apt/sources.list is consistent with > installed packages. aptitude search ~i -F"%20s %p" > > I'm not sure if the following procedure is right for staying up to date: > apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; apt-get autoremove --purge; apt-get autoclean > Am I missing something else? apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade to get your system with lastest pacakges availables in repo Regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktik=t8_tya3zio3jf5duqrfot659trnq8bdne...@mail.gmail.com
