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What's the history of the aptitude and apt-* family of commands? Why do they both exist?
by bostonvaulter2 15y ago
What's the history of the aptitude and apt-* family of commands? Why do they both exist?
- sciurus 15y agoIt would be nice to see an overview from folks who've been involved. You can get some of the history from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpkg#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dpkg#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dselect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dselect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptitude_(software)#History http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptitude_(software)#History http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ch-detailed.en.html http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/project-history/ch-detaile....