Comments on: Package Management with APT : Ubuntu (all versions) http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Fri, 11 May 2012 05:04:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: coco http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-8796 coco Sun, 24 May 2009 23:13:07 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-8796 aptitude safe-upgrade aptitude full-upgrade aptitude safe-upgrade
aptitude full-upgrade

]]> By: Jeremiah http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-5833 Jeremiah Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:07:34 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-5833 @JosephTaiwo: I wrote a web-app that you can use for this purpose, it's available at http://packagedepends.homelinux.org:8080 if you want to use it. Alternatively, you could do what my tool does, which is "apt-get --build-dep -d packagename && aptitude download packagename", which should give you the packages needed to install on your system. (assuming, at the moment, that you're running hardy) @JosephTaiwo:

I wrote a web-app that you can use for this purpose, it’s available at http://packagedepends.homelinux.org:8080 if you want to use it.

Alternatively, you could do what my tool does, which is “apt-get –build-dep -d packagename && aptitude download packagename”, which should give you the packages needed to install on your system. (assuming, at the moment, that you’re running hardy)

]]> By: JosephTaiwo http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-5669 JosephTaiwo Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:22:41 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-5669 I use a Kubuntu OS that is not connected to the internet, all the packages i wish to download always have on or more dependencies which in turn depend on some other dependencies and the chain continues. is there any way i can download a package and all its dependencies without having to go through the stress (the Kubuntu system is not connected, i have to use some other system in my office to do the download) I use a Kubuntu OS that is not connected to the internet, all the packages i wish to download always have on or more dependencies which in turn depend on some other dependencies and the chain continues. is there any way i can download a package and all its dependencies without having to go through the stress (the Kubuntu system is not connected, i have to use some other system in my office to do the download)

]]> By: The Linux Index » Christer Edwards: Getting the source package with aptitude? http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-591 The Linux Index » Christer Edwards: Getting the source package with aptitude? Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:20:48 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-591 [...] Ever since I learned about the benefits of aptitude vs apt-get I’ve switched over. It’s been great and I’m sure I’ve preached about the benefits before (/me does some digging and pulls up links) here. [...] [...] Ever since I learned about the benefits of aptitude vs apt-get I’ve switched over. It’s been great and I’m sure I’ve preached about the benefits before (/me does some digging and pulls up links) here. [...]

]]> By: Getting the source package with aptitude? : Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Edgy - Feisty - Gutsy http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-590 Getting the source package with aptitude? : Ubuntu Tutorials : Dapper - Edgy - Feisty - Gutsy Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:15:58 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-590 [...] Ever since I learned about the benefits of aptitude vs apt-get I’ve switched over. It’s been great and I’m sure I’ve preached about the benefits before (/me does some digging and pulls up links) here. [...] [...] Ever since I learned about the benefits of aptitude vs apt-get I’ve switched over. It’s been great and I’m sure I’ve preached about the benefits before (/me does some digging and pulls up links) here. [...]

]]> By: Loye Young http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-589 Loye Young Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:21:44 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-589 I cannot agree more strongly that apt-get should be deprecated, both because it's in keeping with Debian practice and because it's the Right Thing To Do (TM). The official Debian Reference states: aptitude is now the preferred text front end for APT, the Advanced Package Tool. . . . . Once you start using aptitude it is best to continue using it rather than alternative methods of installing packages; otherwise you lose the advantage of aptitude keeping track of which packages you have deliberately installed. See http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html. The following link contains a very good analysis of why everyone should use aptitude instead of apt-get, including its better handling of dependency issues. http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/your-debian-aptitude. Happy Trails, Loye Young http://www.iycc.biz Laredo, Texas I cannot agree more strongly that apt-get should be deprecated, both because it’s in keeping with Debian practice and because it’s the Right Thing To Do (TM).

The official Debian Reference states:
aptitude is now the preferred text front end for APT, the Advanced Package Tool.
. . . .
Once you start using aptitude it is best to continue using it rather than alternative methods of installing packages; otherwise you lose the advantage of aptitude keeping track of which packages you have deliberately installed.
See http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-package.en.html.

The following link contains a very good analysis of why everyone should use aptitude instead of apt-get, including its better handling of dependency issues. http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/your-debian-aptitude.

Happy Trails,

Loye Young
http://www.iycc.biz
Laredo, Texas

]]> By: ubuntu http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-588 ubuntu Sun, 13 May 2007 02:52:24 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-588 very helpful thanks a mill salute very helpful thanks a mill

salute

]]> By: Brad Johnson http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-587 Brad Johnson Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:05:16 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-587 Also, if you run simply apt-get remove and there are unneeded dependancies, apt will notify you that apt-get autoremove will remove those as well ... so it can be done after the fact as well. Also, if you run simply apt-get remove and there are unneeded dependancies, apt will notify you that apt-get autoremove will remove those as well … so it can be done after the fact as well.

]]> By: Bradley Booms http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-586 Bradley Booms Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:08:24 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-586 I believe apt-get does do a decent job of removing dependencies, you simply use autoremove instead of remove. ex. apt-get autoremove [package] instead of apt-get remove [package] I believe apt-get does do a decent job of removing dependencies, you simply use autoremove instead of remove.

ex.
apt-get autoremove [package]
instead of
apt-get remove [package]

]]> By: sharms http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/01/04/package-management-with-apt-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-585 sharms Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:06:04 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=240#comment-585 It should be noted for apt-cache users that the --installed flag will not work as expected. It should be noted for apt-cache users that the –installed flag will not work as expected.

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