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Scott Ehrlich wrote: > After apt-get update and apt-get upgrade, I found I had a conflict, > which synaptic helped to easily resolve. If you prefer a command line package manager that also can resolve some conflicts that apt can't, try aptitude. (The Debian manuals recommend it over apt.) I use it as a primary package manager on both Debian and Ubuntu. I prefer to run upgrades from a command line and screen capture the output, as it often contains useful messages about the configuration of packages or occasionally failed steps. aptitude also generates a nice log in your log directory showing which packages were updated and the old and new version numbers. synaptic will provide an experience similar to Windows Update, if you're looking for that kind of thing. I haven't figured out if it is possible to get synaptic to put packages on hold or pin packages to a specific version, which comes in handy if you're using one of the beta releases of Ubuntu and need to hold off on using buggy packages. apt-get still comes in handy occasionally, such as a rare case when aptitude gets confused on how to resolve a conflict and you need to manually override, or if you want to temporarily install a package that is held or pinned in aptitude. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA "Enterprise solutions through open source." Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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