Joe Pfeiffer composed on 2017-07-20 15:38 (UTC-0600): > David Wright wrote:
>> On Wed 19 Jul 2017 at 14:57:50 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: >>> Did you miss that in Stretch apt is preferred to apt-get? >> I did. Where does it say that? > The closest thing to that statement I've encountered is in the Debian > Administrator's Handbook, "apt is a second command-line based front end > provided by APT which overcomes some design mistakes of apt-get." It > doesn't quite say it's preferred, but it does say why the author of the > handbook thinks it's superior. > https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/sect.apt-get.html > section 6.2 The handbook paragraph following that quoted above includes this: "The most recommended interface, apt,..." It only says apt is the cmdline interface that followed apt-get, not when it followed, but I think "overcomes design mistakes of apt-get" is enough to justify saying that apt is generally preferred to apt-get. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
