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Apt is the update mechanism for the system. OS updates, application updates, etc. It's a core piece of software on a Debian-related system. Brew behaves more li

Apt is the update mechanism for the system. OS updates, application updates, etc. It's a core piece of software on a Debian-related system. Brew behaves more like an alternate software repository...it's not like you're using it to fetch your kernel updates in macOS.

fnordsensei 9y ago
Why does the method of updating the core OS matter? Unless you're a system admin, and have to do it a lot. If not, that's hopefully something you don't spend a significant amount of time on each day. Most of my concerns with regards to the OS I use has to do with the stuff I do 10s or 100s of times a day.
- khedoros1 9y ago
  > Why does the method of updating the core OS matter? Because it's part of the answer to the question "How is package management via apt any different than using homebrew?", and (I think) supports my assertion that Apt is more of a piece of core OS functionality than Brew is.
  - fnordsensei 9y ago
    So, it's more of a philosophical hang-up than a practical one. I love apt, but I have no philosophical stake in the game. Both allow me to install things from command line. In that respect, they are functionally identical to me. Then once a quarter or half-year, I need to do an OS upgrade, and then I use two different systems depending on platform (I use both regularly). Let's say one takes 15 minutes and uses apt, and the other takes 45 minutes and uses App Store. Then I amortize that over the preceding three months, and in both cases the attention required, confusion created, and effort expended approaches zero rapidly, regardless of system. Like I said, if you're a system admin, then sure.
- AsyncAwait 9y ago
  > Why does the method of updating the core OS matter Because updating Arch is about 100x faster than updating a Mac to a new version. The loading bar looks nearly complete and then "About 17 minutes remaining."
  - selectodude 9y ago
    I’m not sure Arch Linux is the best thing to compare it to. It might update quickly but it might not boot up next time, either.
    - AsyncAwait 9y ago
      That's a popular myth, but nothing more. I've been running a single Arch install for close to 4 years now, no problem.

fnordsensei 9y ago

Why does the method of updating the core OS matter? Unless you're a system admin, and have to do it a lot. If not, that's hopefully something you don't spend a significant amount of time on each day. Most of my concerns with regards to the OS I use has to do with the stuff I do 10s or 100s of times a day.

khedoros1 9y ago
> Why does the method of updating the core OS matter? Because it's part of the answer to the question "How is package management via apt any different than using homebrew?", and (I think) supports my assertion that Apt is more of a piece of core OS functionality than Brew is.
- fnordsensei 9y ago
  So, it's more of a philosophical hang-up than a practical one. I love apt, but I have no philosophical stake in the game. Both allow me to install things from command line. In that respect, they are functionally identical to me. Then once a quarter or half-year, I need to do an OS upgrade, and then I use two different systems depending on platform (I use both regularly). Let's say one takes 15 minutes and uses apt, and the other takes 45 minutes and uses App Store. Then I amortize that over the preceding three months, and in both cases the attention required, confusion created, and effort expended approaches zero rapidly, regardless of system. Like I said, if you're a system admin, then sure.
AsyncAwait 9y ago
> Why does the method of updating the core OS matter Because updating Arch is about 100x faster than updating a Mac to a new version. The loading bar looks nearly complete and then "About 17 minutes remaining."
- selectodude 9y ago
  I’m not sure Arch Linux is the best thing to compare it to. It might update quickly but it might not boot up next time, either.
  - AsyncAwait 9y ago
    That's a popular myth, but nothing more. I've been running a single Arch install for close to 4 years now, no problem.