apt-get

[ckonrad]

Is the apt-get in ubuntu different than the one in debian?

in debian i can install ruby like this

sudo apt-get install ruby1.8 irb1.8 rdoc1.8

but it doesnt work in ubuntu.

why is that?

[Titus A Duxass]

It works like that in ubuntu as well, have you got the repositories switched on?

What happens when you enter that command?

Tip - Don't use apt-get use aptitude instead.

[ckonrad]

It works like that in ubuntu as well, have you got the repositories switched on?

What happens when you enter that command?

Tip - Don't use apt-get use aptitude instead.

i just installed using the synaptic package manager and that worked, The output from apt-get was just that it didnt exist at all. I dont know what it would have been using aptitude, i didnt know there was another apt command

[Titus A Duxass]

Aptitude is a bit smarter than apt-get that's all.

[ckonrad]

Aptitude is a bit smarter than apt-get that's all.


Hmm, ok. I dont know apt-get just doesnt seem to be the same in ubuntu as other debian based linux's i used to use freespire and a huge amount of things that were available from apt-get in freespire are not available on ubuntu. Like Limewire for example. I cant find limewire in synaptic or via apt-get, or aptitude. Am i missing a package for synaptic or apt-get? I have all my updates as far as i know.


Thanks