[GRLUG] installing MySQL

[Topher]

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011, L. V. Lammert wrote:

> 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.

Of course, we all know that pacman rulez them all.

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