[GRLUG] installing MySQL

[Ben Rousch]

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Benjamin Flanders <flanderb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was under the impression that aptitude resolved dependencies better
> mostly with regards with removing packages.  Maybe I was mistaken.

Years ago that was true. Now apt-get and aptitude have the same
functionality with regards to orphaned packages.
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/06/20/apt-get-aptitude-%E2%80%A6-pick-the-right-debian-package-manager-for-you/

>
> Share and Enjoy
> Ben
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM, Michael Mol <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> "emerge" FTW. ;P
>>
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