On 07/06/10 14:30, Paul Tansom wrote: > ** Tony Arnold<tony.arn...@manchester.ac.uk> [2010-06-07 11:18]: >> On 07/06/10 08:51, Neil Perry wrote: >>> I've just been pointed out, that for Maverick they have removed aptitude >>> being install by default. I don't want to start another button debate. >>> >>> But how many of you using aptitude rather then apt-get? >>> >>> I've used aptitude since I started using ubuntu, seeing as I thought >>> apt-get wasn't maintained any more. >> >> That's irritating. On the command line I always use aptitude. I started >> doing so because I thought I had seen somewhere that debian was adopting >> aptitude as their standard command line package management tool. >> >> I guess I'll just add aptitude to do the list of packages I install by >> default. > ** end quote [Tony Arnold] > > Yes, I've always used aptitude as well, believing it to be the replacement for > apt-get. I also quite like that it has search built in rather than having to > install apt-find as well. I have to say that the only time I use the GUI > tools, > even on Ubuntu desktop, is when it pops up with updates. If I want a new > package I use aptitude, and haven't found any of the attempts at GUI tools to > be anywhere near as easy to use. Maybe that's because I'm a techy, and > increasingly Ubuntu seems to be aimed at non-techies. Server side I use > aptitude all the time since you never need a GUI on a server - obvious to > anyone except Microsoft ;) >
You don't need to install apt-find to search, just use 'apt-cache search', which comes with apt-get by default :) Johnathon -- All postal correspondence to: Positive House, 24 Broadway, London. W13 0SU The Positive Internet Company Limited is registered in England and Wales. Registered company number: 3673639. VAT no: 726 7072 28. Registered office: Northside House, Mount Pleasant, Barnet, Herts, EN4 9EE. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
