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Ben Goodger wrote: > On 4/12/07, *Neil Williams* <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > apt vs apititude is only a matter of personal preference but yes, you > do need 'update' before either 'upgrade' or 'dist-upgrade'. upgrade is > for day-to-day usage (e.g. via cron-apt) and it will prompt you about > adding new packages as dependencies of packages being upgraded. > dist-upgrade will proceed with installing the new dependencies without > prompting. > Nope... aptitude has superior dependency resolution and is the official > recommendation when using an APT frontend. Interesting. Just how is the dependency resolution superior? Surely dependency information is contained in the individual package information. I've been training people in Linux and been telling them that apt-get install and aptitude install are identical. I've always used apt-get personally. M -- .~. 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