package managers

[alvid]

What is the difference between package managers. Adept, kpackage,,etc.
Can you do more with one then the other.
Thanks,
Al.

[kubicle]

Re: package managers

The package managers (Adept, KPackage, Kynaptic, Synaptic etc.) are just graphical frontends for console programs like apt or rpm...so their basic functionality comes from the console backend programs.

The graphical managers have somewhat different GUIs and design philosophies, and some differences in functionality as well (mostly due to the fact that some of them are fairly new and under development...the version of Adept in breezy is the first stable version, for example)

The differences aren't huge, for example some support rpm format, some don't (which isn't much of a deal with debian based kubuntu )

Mostly it's a matter of personal preference which one to use. I still use Synaptic (a relic of my GNOME days), which has been around a while longer and is fairly mature, when I want to browse packages with a graphical interface...but usually it's quickest to use apt-get or aptitude (text-based front-end for apt) if you know what you want.

(apt and aptitude support search features as well, but personally I find GUIs easier for such purposes).

For what it's worth, Adept looks promising, so unless you want to experiment with other managers, I'd stick with it (at least for now).

This is only a personal opinion, there certainly are others out there

[alvid]

Re: package managers

Kubicle,
Thanks for the excellant answer.
Al.