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minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoapt is newer and mostly supersedes apt-get/apt-cache/etc tools, tries to be a more-approachable frontend. They interoperate though, so if you’re happy with using a mix of them, go for it. I generally just use apt. EDIT: There were also some older attempts to produce a unified frontend, like aptitude.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 months ago mostly supersedes apt-get/apt-cache/etc tools, Except for in scripts. Debian guarantee that the output format of apt-get will never change and thus it’s safe to use in scripts that parse the output, whereas they don’t have the same guarantee for apt, which can change between releases.
aptis newer and mostly supersedes apt-get/apt-cache/etc tools, tries to be a more-approachable frontend.They interoperate though, so if you’re happy with using a mix of them, go for it. I generally just use
apt.EDIT: There were also some older attempts to produce a unified frontend, like
aptitude.Except for in scripts. Debian guarantee that the output format of
apt-getwill never change and thus it’s safe to use in scripts that parse the output, whereas they don’t have the same guarantee forapt, which can change between releases.