Re: installation of a package requests removal of a lot of packages

From: Adam Funk (a24061_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/28/05

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    Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:24:58 +0100
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    antgel wrote:

    > Firstly, you should use aptitude instead of apt-get, which is not a
    > proper package manager. This has been pointed out numerous times over
    > the years, and perhaps it should be more apparent in the Debian docs.

    Is it possible or practical to revert from aptitude to apt-get if the user
    doesn't like aptitude?

    > Secondly, if you are using unstable, you should know how to deal with
    > this stuff.

    I've been using testing and unstable for a couple of years and I still have
    problems with this. What is the correct way to deal with this? 

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