apt-get/Synaptic

[Advent Systems]

Jesse,
    Not having the synaptic gui running makes sense during updates but 
do you also shut down X (go to run level 3) which seems to me has way 
more stuff  "going on" then synaptic?

Bob Randal

Jesse Jarzynka wrote:

> Advent Systems wrote:
>
>> Is Synaptic just a gui for apt-get? If so, is it better to run 
>> apt-get directly from the terminal window w/o synaptic? Is it bad to 
>> switch back and forth between the two like I sometimes do?
>>
>> Bob Randal
>
>
> Yes synaptic is a front end for apt-get. I dont like it. Seems kinda 
> buggy, and why would I want a GUI running when I'm installing large 
> amounts of packages (at times)? That's why I dislike up2date. Also if 
> you have something conflicting, it's harder to fix. -Jesse
>