Re: kubuntu - rpm like functionality

why not just apt-get install <package>?


On Nov 11, 2006, at 7:28 AM, JT Moree wrote:

> > Joseph Sinclair wrote:
>> perform the following:
>> sudo apt-get install synaptic
>> <bunch of stuff about install, or a note that it's already installed>
>> sudo synaptic
>> In synaptic, select Settings|Repositories
>
> No, No, don't do that. Adept works fine. Synaptic will pull in a
> bunch of gnome/gtk dependencies that you dont need yet.
>
> Adept has three modes on Kubuntu. I dont like that but that's the way
> they set it up. If you use Add/Remove programs on the main menu it
> gives you a subset of packages. I don't know what criteria they
> use to
> narrow the package list and I think this should NOT be limited like it
> is. When I complained on the forums the answer was use the other
> Adept.
>
> I think the idea is to give novice users a quick link to a general set
> of packages including everything currently installed.
>
> You need to use the Adept link under System. It has all the available
> packages and you can manage repositories to add universe multiverse
> etc.
> Which I don't reccommend doing until you know you need to.
>
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> JT Morée
> PC Xperience, Inc.
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