> want to install? apt-get. Search? apt-cache search. List? dpkg. Remove? apt-get again, for some reason I think this is largely why aptitude exists; a single

> want to install? apt-get. Search? apt-cache search. List? dpkg. Remove? apt-get again, for some reason I think this is largely why aptitude exists; a single unified command for all common package tasks. Most of the Debian docs have been switched over to recommend its usage, but for some reason Ubuntu hasn't followed suit. That said, I just keep using the same old shell aliases I added in 2003 personally.