What Is Your Favorite Package Manager & Why?

[StarTreker]

You love Synaptic Package Manager too, awesome!

[JeffK969]

I picked Software Store, and here's why...
Easier. You pick what you want to install and it picks all the need required dependencies/files automatically, I just have to hit OK.

Synaptic (which I have used to download packages and it works, no issues - ttf-mscorefonts just recently when software store gave me issues) can give too many other options, some which you may not need. Others, you may need but not know you need. So you could be installing some things you don't need nor want. Or not enough. Maybe I'm incorrect with my assessment, lack of experience with Synaptic, but if given the choice, the easier method is always preferred.

[Bourne]

I vote a terminal. Better understand Linux commands.

[citfta]

I vote Synaptic also. As I have posted before I tried to use Linux OSs in the past and at that time almost anything you wanted to do required a lot of knowledge about installing and compiling packages etc. I installed Zorin 15 about 6 months ago and learned how easy it was to use the software installer and updater. Then I installed Zorin 16 on my laptop and also learned about Synaptic. Synaptic just lets you do so much more that you can't do with the regular software updater that comes with Zorin. As an example I recently decided to try Vivaldi as my browser. I found some things I didn't like about it and wanted to remove it. It didn't even show that I had installed it when I tried to use the software manager to uninstall Vivaldi. Synaptic made it easy to remove Vivaldi. I don't mind using terminal to do things but I don't know enough Linux commands to use it efficiently. Is there a place to go to find the more common commands you can or should use.

[FrenchPress]

I voted for Synaptic for my husband
He does not know what the Software Centre is since there is no such thing in MXLinux.

[Aravisian]

@citfta

I don't mind using terminal to do things but I don't know enough Linux commands to use it efficiently. Is there a place to go to find the more common commands you can or should use.

Just made one:

Common Terminal Commands

Update and Install Command to update your sources: sudo apt update Command to check for available upgrades: apt list -u Or: apt list --upgradable Command to upgrade available packages on your system: sudo apt upgrade Upgrade as long as existing file deletion is not necessary sudo apt dist-upgrade Upgrade even if existing file deletion is necessary sudo apt full-upgrade Installing a package using sudo apt install that is already installed will mark the package as manually …

[citfta]

I just spent a few minutes looking over what you have done. Thanks so much for taking the time to do all that. Tomorrow when I get back to my desktop which has a printer I am going to print out those handy commands. Thanks again, Carroll

[StarTreker]

If you go back to that post and see my reply, I put his post on the top shelf of the greats so to speak. hehe

[JeffK969]

Aravisian, on behalf of so many users, both old & new, many who may forget to say a simple thing, as well as myself. I'd like to say "Thank You". This will be so helpful to so many. Especially for all the noobs ln search of answers, who will greatly benefit. Again, including myself....lol Well Done....

[Aravisian]

@JeffK969

many who may forget to say a simple thing, as well as myself. I'd like to say "Thank You".

You messed this up by not forgetting to say the thing that was the thing that you said you would forget to say.

[JeffK969]

Ok, let me re-thing this....

[Aravisian]

Why, Thing you for that kind words.

[arms17]

I voted Synaptic but I also wrote a script to install a certain set of programs via command line, instead of typing them in reinstall after reinstall. And since I change my mind enough, I have to edit the script every time. Now I'm working on a script that will edit scripts.

[JeffK969]

@arms17

And since I change my mind enough

Does this mean tomorrow it may not be synaptic...?? LOL

[tealimepigeon]

Generally I'll use the terminal if I already know in advance exactly what I want to do, or the Software Store if I don't. I think the Store is a great experience, if not perfect, and it is what I would recommend to anyone else who's not familiar with the OS.

Synaptic is nice too as a power-user's graphical package manager, but I would presume since it is just a GUI for apt, it's no good for managing packages from other formats.

[Aravisian]

@tealimepigeon

Synaptic is nice too as a power-user's graphical package manager, but I would presume since it is just a GUI for apt, it's no good for managing packages from other formats.

This is a very good point. It cannot use Alien for example.
But I suspect this would be true for most GUI package Managers.

[StarTreker]

Well, since I have no wish to install aliens in my computer, I think I will stick with my Synaptic Package Manager thank you very much.

[Aravisian]

Alien is very useful for converting .rpm packages to .deb packages for ease of installation.