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by contrarian1234 237 days ago
That's like someone gives you a nicer car and you say "yeah but it doesn't fly". Having a better UI for APT is a separate goal from.. making the next package manager? or improving Nix?

The reality is that Ubuntu LTS (and APT by extension) is pretty much the standard OS of Linux. Even if there are better solutions, that's sort of irrelevant. And APT users could use a better UI
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imiric 237 days ago
> That's like someone gives you a nicer car and you say "yeah but it doesn't fly".

No, not really. It's like someone giving you a car that looks like a Ferrari, but has the internals of a Fiat.

To be fair, I'm not discrediting this project. I think it's great that someone is thinking about these things. I'm just saying that I would've started with a project with solid internals, rather than put lipstick on a pig.

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medstrom 237 days ago
You make it sound as if it's pure aesthetics, but... an interface that makes it easier to undo a change is far from being lipstick on a pig, it's an upgrade in real function.
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