Aptitude vs. apt-get: Which is the recommended (aka the "right") tool to use?
Problem
Some time ago I read that is the preferred tool for installation on Debian-based systems. But when you search around on how to administer a Debian-based system, then aptitude is rarely mentioned. Most people seem to prefer - and that's even true for the Debian wiki pages! Thus I am wondering if I have missed something. Which is the right tool to use?
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Fix for: Aptitude vs. apt-get: Which is the recommended (aka the "right") tool to use?
and work the same for many tasks, but for the most tricky cases, such as distribution upgrades ( vs. ), they have different rules, and aptitude's rules are nearly always better in practice where they disagree. The reason you see more documentation for over is mostly inertia: has not been the recommended front end to APT for all that long, so much of the existing documentation hasn't been updated, and there are plenty of people who recognise the advantages of over but use reflexively. I've recen…
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