[ale] Apt vs apt-get: was LTS doesn't always mean LTS

[dev null zero two]

Interesting. Debian stretch actually told me to use "apt autoremove" to
remove old, unneeded packages earlier today which is how I know it works :-)

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:43 PM, Jeff Jansen <bamakojeff at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmmmmm, I must have an older version.
>
> $ sudo apt autoremove
> E: Invalid operation autoremove
>
> $ apt -v
> apt 1.0.1ubuntu2 for i386 compiled on Apr 19 2016 13:39:32
>
> Newer versions must have more options.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:22 PM, dev null zero two <dev.null.02 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "apt autoremove" works fine.
>>
>> Apt provides a better indication of overall progress and I've found it to
>> be slightly preferable in dependency resolution than aptitude.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Jeff Jansen <bamakojeff at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I never used 'apt' before - always apt-get (et al).  This is an
>>> interesting note in the 'apt' man page:
>>>
>>> SCRIPT USAGE
>>>        The apt(8) commandline is designed as a end-user tool and it may
>>> change the output between versions. While it tries to not break backward
>>> compatibility there is no guarantee for it either. All features of apt(8)
>>> are available in apt-cache(8) and apt-get(8) via APT options. Please prefer
>>> using these commands in your scripts.
>>>
>>> 'apt' looks like a subset of the commands in apt-get and apt-cache.
>>> There's no 'apt autoremove' for example to remove packages that are no
>>> longer needed as dependencies.  Anyone using 'apt' have reasons they like
>>> it over 'apt-get' and friends?  (I do see that 'apt search X' returns more
>>> helpful info than 'apt-cache search X'.)
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 3:29 PM, Preston <preston.lists at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/26/2016 1:21 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
>>>> > On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:20:12 -0400
>>>> > dev null zero two <dev.null.02 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> just an aside, DJ: I'm pretty sure "apt" has superseded aptitude
>>>> _and_
>>>> >> apt-get now.
>>>> >
>>>> > Where does one find good, accurate and understandable documentation on
>>>> > apt?
>>>> >
>>>> > SteveT
>>>> >
>>>> > Steve Litt
>>>> > April 2016 featured book: Rapid Learning for the 21st Century
>>>> > http://www.troubleshooters.com/rl21
>>>>
>>>> The Debian Administrator's Handbook is one place:
>>>> https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/apt.html
>>>>
>>>> Preston
>>>> --
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