It has been aptitude all the way for me, but recently started to learn about apt-get, dpkg and all the rest since I want to get some better control on my webserver. (Which is Bytemark by the way. They are good if u got tired of Dreamhost).

Apt for me. It has Super Cow Powers!

NONE of the other package managers are that cool.

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Oh shit! Slack got package manager now! Last time I used it was like 7 million years ago – it did not have one back then. Nice![/quote]

Slack’s still using installpkg/upgradepkg/removepkg for package management, but it does not do dependencies. slackpkg is an add on program, though it comes on the cds. Its primary use is just for upgrading an already installed system – the lack of dependencies means you need to know what you’re doing when you install things of course :)

[quote comment=”5753″]I don’t know why, but I tend to really dislike curses interfaces. Not surprisingly, I use apt on my Debian system instead.[/quote]

Aptitude does have a curses interface which is a bit confusing. But you can use it just like apt:

aptitude install
aptitude search
aptitude show
aptitude remove

and etc..

I don’t know why, but I tend to really dislike curses interfaces. Not surprisingly, I use apt on my Debian system instead.

[quote comment=”5737″]my vote goes to other – I use slackpkg on slackware 12.[/quote]

Oh shit! Slack got package manager now! Last time I used it was like 7 million years ago – it did not have one back then. Nice!

my vote goes to other – I use slackpkg on slackware 12.

Oh! Ports! I forgot about it. I haven’t used FreeBSD in like… Actually, I never used it at all. Still, should have included it there. :)

Also, Macports and Fink – need to keep those in mind if I ever get an macbook to replace this aging laptop here.

my vote goes to ‘others’, namely the FreeBSD ports system

I’m one of the ‘others’
Macports for me.
Tried Fink, but it wasn’t for me.