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Ben Goodger wrote: > On 4/12/07, *Mark Brier (Lists)* <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Interesting. Just how is the dependency resolution superior? Surely > dependency information is contained in the individual package > information. > > > Information on what packages something conflicts with, depends upon or > replaces is found within the package. Figuring out what to do with > hundreds of items of such data is dependency resolution. > In the event of discrepancy, aptitude offers a number of solutions with > various grades as opposed to a single one; it also has an auto-clean > function whereby unused libraries are removed when their dependents are > removed; changelog displaying, etc etc. > It remains the official recommendation for an APT frontend. > > See http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html#s-aptitude > > I've been training people in Linux and been telling them that apt-get > install and aptitude install are identical. > > > They probably are. It's dist-upgrade that's the thing... Thanks for clearing that up. Apt-get has apt-get clean and apt-get autoremove. I believe "clean" removes deb packages from /var/cache/dpkg (or whatever) and "autoremove" is the same as the auto-clean described above. The dist-upgrade thing is useful tho. Thanks again -- .~. Mark Brier - Open Source Tech Consultant / v \ mark AT openitup DOT org / lists AT openitup DOT org /( _ )\ PubKey - http://www.openitup.org/keys/markatopenitup.asc ^ ^ +44 (0)161 2422132 / +44 (0)7793 036840 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html