Hi,

tito via Dng <dng@???> writes:

> On Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:27:52 +0100
> Didier Kryn <kryn@???> wrote:
>
>> Le 25/01/2022 à 09:49, Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng a écrit :
>> > Hi Tito,
>> >
>> > tito via Dng <dng@???> writes:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >> [... snip synaptic error message due to missing distribution
>> >> template for Devuan/chimaera ...]
>> >
>> > BTW, I don't use synaptic myself. Too much bloat. The command-line
>> > suits my needs just fine.
>> >
>>     I'd have loved using aptitude but could never understand how to do
>> the simplest thing with it, although I watched several experts using it
>> and was impressed. As a menu-driven package manager, I very often use
>> Synaptic, leaving apt-get for quick simple things or when dist-upgrading.
>
> Hi,
>
> for me synaptic is useful to find software I don't now about,
> with simple queries I'm served a list of matches with summaries to choose from.

I use `apt search` or `apt-cache search` for that.

Hope this helps,
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