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If you are trying to write automation code around apt packages, apt-get tends to produce output that is easier to parse. I personally like aptitude, which gives you a terminal-based package manager UI and is much better at resolving conflicts than the other tools.
Hi @scott
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At the moment, I"m only learning about Linux. And yes aptitude is indeed much better, especially because of the interactive UI. Part of the reason why I didn't mention about aptitude was because of it's interactive UI nature, and I wanted the 'bare bones' just for the heck of it. Also I will keep in mind about apt-get outputs being easier to parse.
Thanks!
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If you are trying to write automation code around apt packages, apt-get tends to produce output that is easier to parse. I personally like aptitude, which gives you a terminal-based package manager UI and is much better at resolving conflicts than the other tools.
Hi @scott !
At the moment, I"m only learning about Linux. And yes aptitude is indeed much better, especially because of the interactive UI. Part of the reason why I didn't mention about aptitude was because of it's interactive UI nature, and I wanted the 'bare bones' just for the heck of it. Also I will keep in mind about apt-get outputs being easier to parse.
Thanks!