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  • Yes, I'm using Apt/Synaptic.

    4 44.44%

  • Yes, I'm going to use it.

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  • No. Not interrested.

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Just wondering how many ppl are using apt / Synaptic to maintain their Linux. For the ppl who don't know apt . It's a RPM manager from Debian and Synaptic ...
  1. 03-01-2004 #1
    Opnosforatou
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    To Apt/Synaptic or not... ?

    Just wondering how many ppl are using apt / Synaptic to maintain their Linux.

    For the ppl who don't know apt.
    It's a RPM manager from Debian and Synaptic is the GUI interface.
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    Re: To Apt/Synaptic or not... ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Opnosforatou
    For the ppl who don't know apt.
    It's a RPM manager from Debian and Synaptic is the GUI interface.
    It isnt an RPM manager you cant use rpms with apt they use .deb packages. Yeh I use apt its a great tool.
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    Re: To Apt/Synaptic or not... ?

    It isnt an RPM manager you cant use rpms with apt they use .deb packages. Yeh I use apt its a great tool.
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    When I used Redhat, I remeber using apt-get. The tree wasn't as big as it is today, but still useable. Nowdays, if I wan't anything I just use slaptget and/or swaret to download and install stuff for me..

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    sounds interesting, i may get it..... i can use it on redhat 8.0 yes?
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    Opnosforatou that is a modified APT to work with RPM's the orginal APT is for Debain and uses .deb packages which is what ii thought you where talking about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kriss
    When I used Redhat, I remeber using apt-get. The tree wasn't as big as it is today, but still useable. Nowdays, if I wan't anything I just use slaptget and/or swaret to download and install stuff for me..

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    i have downloaded and install it, how do i run it, i would like to attach an icon to it on my desktop, whats the command for it?
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  8. 03-01-2004 #8
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    You have to run it in terminal, but a simple "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade" would update your system, and after that you can just run "apt-get install packagename".

    However, Synaptic as Opnosforatou said is the frontend for apt. I haven't used it, but I'm shure its good.


    Good luck
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  9. 03-01-2004 #9
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    yeh i done apt-get update, it was taking forever and lots of disk space so i cancelled it, i only got 5gb disk space, i'll run it again once i get linux onto a bigger hdd
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    i perfer to compile everything by hand so i dont use aptget or even the 2 that kriss mentioned since im in slackware. but if they were to get the source of applications and compile them and install them i would be using them
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