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What is the real difference between “apt-get” and “aptitude”? (How about “wajig”?)
I know that both apt-get and aptitude are command line package management interfaces on Debian derived Linux, with different options, but I'm still somewhat confused. Under the hood, aren't they ...
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Why do package names contain version numbers?
While working with Ubuntu and other Debian-based distros, I've noticed that packages in the software repos often contain the major version number.
For example,
Apache: apache2
Tomcat: tomcat7
PHP: ...
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Apt/Aptitude: how to filter packages that are impossible to install?
Especially when running Sid, there are many packages that become non-installable as the dependencies change ABI versions, or the dependencies themselves may have been dropped. It'd be good to know how ...
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apt-get or aptitude [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the real difference between “apt-get” and “aptitude”? (How about “wajig”?)
I'm new in Linux (Ubuntu) world. When I need to ...
