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Re: (etch) Using aptitude after using dselect - any issues?

From: Martin Waller <martinej.waller(at)ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun Oct 07 2007 - 06:41:02 EDT


Thanks for the input - I asked because I thought I'd seen warnings about using aptitude after using dselect since installation. I am using aptitude now without apparent issue, although my system isn't a very complex setup and I'm on stable.

Martin

Miles Bader wrote:
> "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net> writes:
>
>> That's true, but that wasn't what he asked. Martin wanted to know if it
>> is safe to use aptitude after having used dselect up to now, and the
>> answer is "no"--unless certain steps are taken in aptitude.
>>
>
> Christ Mumia, would you stop spreading this clueless FUD?
>
> It should be perfectly safe, in general, to use aptitude having used
> dselect up to now.
>
> -Miles
>
>

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