Timeline for Researching references for common Ubuntu problems
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| Dec 20, 2020 at 3:01 | comment | added | H2ONaCl |
@mikewhatever The most upvoted answer at the link uses apt and I also use apt so the difference does not arise from the installation program. This question is about the package names.
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| Dec 18, 2020 at 10:09 | history | migrated | from askubuntu.com (revisions) | ||
| Dec 9, 2020 at 23:45 | comment | added | waltinator | For example, I answered a popular question back in 2012, about Ubuntu 11.10. Does this answer still apply to Ubuntu 20.10? Is it my responsibility to check? Every release? | |
| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:48 | comment | added | user535733 | If an answer would be improved with a reference link, feel free to propose an edit, or write a new up-to-date answer, or leave a comment suggesting specific improvements. If an answer has, over time, become misleading or counterproductive but remains highly voted, please flag it.. | |
| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:30 | comment | added | mikewhatever |
There was apt-get when I started with Ubuntu, and apt was added later. There was no shift, as apt-get is still as useful as before, so why change.
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| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:29 | vote | accept | H2ONaCl | ||
| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:25 | comment | added | H2ONaCl |
@wyphan I have not encountered advice that apt-get is still useful for the vast majority of users so I always use apt now.
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| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:23 | comment | added | wyphan |
The shift from apt-get to apt was introduced in Ubuntu 16.04. itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference
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| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:16 | comment | added | H2ONaCl |
@mikewhatever That some people use apt-get is not the only difference.
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| Dec 9, 2020 at 21:02 | comment | added | mikewhatever |
I don't think there are "canonical sources" to reference on this. The commands are different because some prefer apt while others prefer apt-get. Welcome to the maze of linux uniformity. As time progressed, and gtk3 became prevalent, canberra-gtk3-module became available, whereas canberra-gtk-module is gtk2.
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| Dec 9, 2020 at 20:49 | answer | added | wyphan | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 9, 2020 at 20:44 | history | asked | H2ONaCl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |