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minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 hours agoWait what. apt-get is made for scripting, apt is interactive. Both should resolve dependencies. dpkg does not resolve them. But for interactive usage always use apt, guides using apt-get have no idea what they are doing
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoYou’re right, I misspoke, it’s that it can’t install new packages, it can only upgrade existing ones. I guess I was thinking the only reason it would need to install new packages was if that was a new dependency.
Wait what.
apt-getis made for scripting,aptis interactive. Both should resolve dependencies.dpkgdoes not resolve them.But for interactive usage always use apt, guides using apt-get have no idea what they are doing
You’re right, I misspoke, it’s that it can’t install new packages, it can only upgrade existing ones. I guess I was thinking the only reason it would need to install new packages was if that was a new dependency.
Very weird