Am 17.06.2023 um 14:38 schrieb Greg Wooledge: > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 11:03:59PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote: >> Why isn't there a ONE WAY for packages to be managed? > > Because each user has a different preference. Just read this thread > for example, and see all the differing opinions about how we like > our packages to be managed. > > Back in the days, i have been using synaptic myself. And after reading this thread, i was curious about its appearance today. Thus, in my virtualised buster install, i did log out of wayland and logged in as "system X11 default" (under the wheel on login screen). Then, i was able to install synaptic and use it, although the gnome-software mentionned its source being debian-old-oldstable-main.
I seem to have left it behind since stretch, when i moved to commandline tools instead. When things got really hairy, i recall having used aptitude on few occasions, but only after thorough experimentation in virtualized world, before applying the steps on bare metal. But since most of you are on bullseye, with a huge crowd even already landing in bookworm, this report from an outdated software will most certainly be neglected. FWIW, i chose to let you know anyway. DdB
