[GRLUG] installing MySQL

[L. V. Lammert]

At 02:05 PM 12/13/2011, you wrote:
Note the use of "aptitude" instead of "apt-get" - aptitude is a 
unified interface to the package system that allows things like 
searches (aptitude search) and local install (aptitude install 
<filename>) not possible with apt-get.
>
>apt-cache query? dpkg -i ? :-D

Why?? aptitude is a single 'interface' to packages, .. no switches 
necessary, .. no 'buried' commands!

Besides, it's the same 'design' as zypper, so that's one less 
protocol to memorize.

         Lee 


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