aptitude also has a nice TUI (text user interface, like something you see on midnight commander or the older Debian packaging tool called dselect) but in the recent Ubuntu they've fvcked up its ability to browse changelogs, see LP #824708
@ZamatoElite I dont like to bash Unity or any Distro, thats on them really, because i hate bad software or stupid ppl, thats all =) . But thanks for the support *digital hi5* lols
@TheMeanEYE so that where they hide it lols, sure make me a l33t script, then i will read those reviews when im in depression mode, it should cheer me up instantly haha
for a power user like you the command line is quite enough and easy to use ,but the software center is for beginners who may not know or want to know about the command line.for me i am comfortable using both ,but the target of ubuntu is to appeal for the new generations with eye candy and ease of use,many of my friends were very happy and eager to try unity as opposed to classic and none of them wanted windows 7 like appearance (mint and zorin).the software center is very stable and fast now .
@mamado226 yea i understand s-c is for new users, i just think the version they got right now isnt that good, loading is slow, and doesnt show all packages. Trying Unity and using it on a daily base are to different things. Most ppl i know try it, say it was pretty then went back to windows.
is decent enough for searching but I agree that aptitude is superior.
I also think that software center is for beginners, I only use synaptic or the command line, and yes the comments rock :)) although I use Mint and this uses a modified software manager.
@nectarineblue not true ! you can do this with apt-get like this:
apt-get autoremove package
and this will remove dependencies left by the package and other dependencies left by other packages also, so if you want to remove only dependencies alone without any package you can type the same command without the "package" at the end:
apt-get autoremove
I'm not saying that apt-get is better that aptitude I'm only saying that you can do what you said with apt-get also.
the main difference i see is the install location is displayed in apt ...but not in aptitude my question is the differences in performance between the two for example which one uses more resources
@gotbletu well its not that its just im stingy with apps that hog resources i keep my pc fast as possible under my budget ...just gonna state it im quit happy playing gta iv on mid rang settings
I used to love aptitude too when I used Ubuntu some years ago. What I love even more about it is the interactive ncurses interface. It even supports tabs! Try running aptitude without any arguments, you will see what I mean. :)
@fatkasuvayu yea i used that b4, wasnt into that but is also a good replacement for synaptic, i usually search for 1 or 2 packages and thats it, so is quicker for me to use the cli options
I agree aptitude is better, as a Debian user I always use aptitude rather than apt.
P meaning that no trace of the package exists on the system
BelaFleckFan 4 months ago
aptitude also has a nice TUI (text user interface, like something you see on midnight commander or the older Debian packaging tool called dselect) but in the recent Ubuntu they've fvcked up its ability to browse changelogs, see LP #824708
anotherdayinthecore 4 months ago
Love your vids. Do some more Unity bashing vids!
ZamatoElite 4 months ago
@ZamatoElite I dont like to bash Unity or any Distro, thats on them really, because i hate bad software or stupid ppl, thats all =) . But thanks for the support *digital hi5* lols
gotbletu 4 months ago
wow, i never knew that aptitude can search with quotation marks. :)
bamdadkhan 4 months ago
dude use arch or something..
robvelor 4 months ago 2
@gotbletu :) I don't think I need to make you a script for this but if you wish I can do that... check
paste . ubuntu . com / 722399
TheMeanEYE 4 months ago
@TheMeanEYE so that where they hide it lols, sure make me a l33t script, then i will read those reviews when im in depression mode, it should cheer me up instantly haha
gotbletu 4 months ago
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TheMeanEYE 4 months ago
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@gotbletu Okies. Here it is... you can download it from here:
rcf-group . com / generator / download / 31 / 0.tgz
TheMeanEYE 4 months ago
@TheMeanEYE dope, ill give it a try
gotbletu 4 months ago
@gotbletu Did you notice that network sharing from Nautilus doesn't work in latest Ubuntu. They've broken so many things it's not funny anymore.
TheMeanEYE 4 months ago
@TheMeanEYE not sure, i dont really use the network feature.
gotbletu 4 months ago
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TheMeanEYE 4 months ago
for a power user like you the command line is quite enough and easy to use ,but the software center is for beginners who may not know or want to know about the command line.for me i am comfortable using both ,but the target of ubuntu is to appeal for the new generations with eye candy and ease of use,many of my friends were very happy and eager to try unity as opposed to classic and none of them wanted windows 7 like appearance (mint and zorin).the software center is very stable and fast now .
mamado226 4 months ago
@mamado226 yea i understand s-c is for new users, i just think the version they got right now isnt that good, loading is slow, and doesnt show all packages. Trying Unity and using it on a daily base are to different things. Most ppl i know try it, say it was pretty then went back to windows.
gotbletu 4 months ago
I think :
apt search package
is decent enough for searching but I agree that aptitude is superior.
I also think that software center is for beginners, I only use synaptic or the command line, and yes the comments rock :)) although I use Mint and this uses a modified software manager.
scorici 4 months ago
@scorici yea s-c is for new users, just wish it was better for them, sadly synaptic still wins over that but they removed synaptic already lols
gotbletu 4 months ago
aptitude is known for cleaning up the system better then apt-get especially for those of us that install and remove alot of applications.
nectarineblue 4 months ago
@nectarineblue not true ! you can do this with apt-get like this:
apt-get autoremove package
and this will remove dependencies left by the package and other dependencies left by other packages also, so if you want to remove only dependencies alone without any package you can type the same command without the "package" at the end:
apt-get autoremove
I'm not saying that apt-get is better that aptitude I'm only saying that you can do what you said with apt-get also.
scorici 4 months ago
the main difference i see is the install location is displayed in apt ...but not in aptitude my question is the differences in performance between the two for example which one uses more resources
skylinmegas9290 4 months ago
@skylinmegas9290 not sure about that, think they are the same, i mean if ur computer cant handle apt or aptitude then u need a new pc =)
gotbletu 4 months ago
@gotbletu well its not that its just im stingy with apps that hog resources i keep my pc fast as possible under my budget ...just gonna state it im quit happy playing gta iv on mid rang settings
skylinmegas9290 4 months ago
I used to love aptitude too when I used Ubuntu some years ago. What I love even more about it is the interactive ncurses interface. It even supports tabs! Try running aptitude without any arguments, you will see what I mean. :)
fatkasuvayu 4 months ago
@fatkasuvayu yea i used that b4, wasnt into that but is also a good replacement for synaptic, i usually search for 1 or 2 packages and thats it, so is quicker for me to use the cli options
gotbletu 4 months ago