Comments on: Aptitude 0.5.0 (aka Aptitude-gtk) released

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:31:58 +0000

Hi, I don’t know if this feature is already implemented, but I would like to see an option to filter packages by date of installation. So I could see the last application I installed and the first ones too.
Other: sort packages by last updated and more downloaded on each category. So when I go to install a package I can have a parameter to choose which one install.

Wait an answer, thanks.

By: Np237

Np237 — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:07:46 +0000

@6
The problem is that the PackageKit developers base the feature set on the lowest common denominator (aka RPM), and they refuse to introduce features (especially debconf) that are critical for a Debian package manager.

By: wodny

wodny — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:06:26 +0000

@8
OK, now I’m calm and the future is bright

By: Obey Arthur Liu

Obey Arthur Liu — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:43:16 +0000

@7
The next experimental release will be separated. It really is an experimental release..

By: wodny

wodny — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:49:01 +0000

I think it’s a very bad idea to put this thing in the repo as “aptitude”. It should have a separate package called “aptitude-gtk”. I can see Debian is planning to force me to install dependencies like GTK+ which I will never use, because not every Linux is a desktop installation(!), as some non-clicking users can remember. And notice, the –no-gui swich is no solution in this case. I feel like something very useful is being destroyed. Make a separate package, please.

By: flows

flows — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:35:02 +0000

>> How could it be ? o0 Aptitude and APT are too different from the main platform targeted by PackageKit,
>> Fedora RPMs.
AFAIK, backends for packagekit supporting Debian package format are in development. Since this is really a useful thing (ever tried it? easier and more reliable when updating for it does not rely on root rights (-> DBus/PolicyKit, I think) and a graphical environment, so if your X-Server crashes for whatever reason, the update continues as planned.

By: Petteri

Petteri — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:04:04 +0000

Congratulations! Hopefully this will also keep up with the aptitude in the future!

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Peng’s links for Wednesday, 12 November « I’m Just an Avatar — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:36:04 +0000

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By: Obey Arthur Liu

Obey Arthur Liu — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:37:36 +0000

@2
How could it be ? o0 Aptitude and APT are too different from the main platform targeted by PackageKit, Fedora RPMs.

By: foo

foo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:15:44 +0000

Shame this wasn’t done as part of PackageKit instead.