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   * Actions may be performed from a visual interface or from the command-line.
+aptitude is a great alternative to [[Ubuntu:apt-get|apt-get]] and the best way to install, remove, upgrade, and otherwise administer packages on you system with apt.
+  * aptitude solves orphaned dependencies and has a curses interface that blows the doors off of dselect.
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:** aptitude uses many of the same commands as apt-get.
+  * It is not a good idea to use both.
+  * Use either aptitude or apt-get exclusively, or dependencies might get confused.
+</WRAP>
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+[[Ubuntu:aptitude:aptitude cheat sheet|aptitude cheat sheet]]
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+[[Ubuntu:aptitude:Advantages using aptitude instead of apt-get|Advantages using aptitude instead of apt-get]]
 [[Ubuntu:aptitude:Hold a package|Hold a package]]
+[[Ubuntu:aptitude:Unhold a package|Unhold a package]]