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who@feddit.org to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 months ago

Debian APT 3.0 Stable Released With New Package Solver & Refined Text UI

www.phoronix.com

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who@feddit.org to Linux@programming.devEnglish · 2 months ago
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  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    Anyone got a link to a meaningful description of improvement, rather than “pretty colours” and a “better package solver”?

    My most frequent use of apt is inside a Dockerfile, so care factor on UI is not high and “better” isn’t a measurable metric.

    • darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      When scripting, it’s better to use apt-get instead of apt:

      https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/590699/should-i-use-apt-or-apt-get-in-shell-scripting

      • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Yes but apt-get isn’t a seperate package from apt, just a seperate command. All of the apt-* commands are part of the same package, which is now Apt-3.0. This isn’t really what the user above you was asking.

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        Never knew that! Always wondered what this apt-get was, supposed it was some older alias or something

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          It kind of is. For a very long time it was the only option.

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        All well and good, but that doesn’t cover “better”. Does this mean apt-get et. al. were improved, or just apt? Where’s the documentation for this “improvement”?

        Hence my question.

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        I honestly don’t understand why use apt anywhere. Why don’t always use apt-get so everything’s consistent and you don’t have to keep two apis for the same job on your head?

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          For interactive use, apt provides a nicer interface. I can easily see why some people would prefer that.

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      https://duckduckgo.com/?q=apt+3.0

      Edit for those who couldn’t be bothered to click through the first result:

      https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/debian/changelog

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