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What is the most visually pleasing package manager (in terminal)? (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Omg apt is like the worst UI there is.

Have a look at nala! It needs some depencies but is a huge upgrade

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The worst UI?

Clearly you've never used zypper dup

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hahaha zypper is hell. This must have looked cool when internet speed was slow. But its just horrible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One of the things that keeps me from staying with OpenSUSE.

That, and its overzealous security policy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Mind to elaborate? That sounds like a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Ah ah i will one day.

I clearly agree, apt is ugly and even synaptic making it better. But like i said, while ago when I used synaptic I did break my packages and I got to use dpkg and apt, to repair.

Since, I guess, I'm on a PTSD about it and now just use apt or dpkg, when using a Debian or Debian based system.

But I will listen to you, and for sure will give it a try

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nala is an apt wrapper, it just displays stuff better, automates updates and automatically chooses the fastest mirror (thats the stuff I know)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Normally like synaptic no ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I dont know why a (tui) wrapper should cause stuff apt doesnt. Its likely an apt problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No that was an synaptic issue, dont remember now the specific issue,
But it didnt managed well, certainly a bug at the bad moment for me at this time XD

But hey i dont regret, i know how to manage a broken apt DB now XD. I guess.. x)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

apt is easy to use and read. I haven't dreamed of searching for a shiny replacement because there's no problem to solve.