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> made package management easier

That is quite the understatement. I can remember the shock and amazement that came over me the first time I used apt. It was one of those computing moments that I will always remember.

Unfortunately I also remember being frightened whenever I had to read the XFree86 README and saw the section about video cards setting on fire.



apt still has that effect on me. Get new hardware and within 20 minutes youre on your way to have it setup exactly how you want it.


I am actually a little embarassed by the extent of my Debian fanboyness. So even though I would like to shower apt with platitudes I think stellar hardware support is most likely the result of a kernel package that provides almost every kernel module turned on.[1]

[1] And to a lesser extent xserver-xorg-{input-all|video-all}




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