schizoidmanApr 18, 2024

Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color

https://lemmy.ml/post/14603621

Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color - Lemmy

Show threadFoxBJKApr 18, 2024
Kinda miffed they didn’t include a screenshot of the colors, but I’m guessing the readability will be vastly better!
Show threadrunswithjediApr 18, 2024

Here are some from another article. It looks really nice.

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omgubuntu.co.uk/…/apt-3-0-colours-columns-new-ui

APT is Getting a Colourful New UI — And It Looks GREAT

I think most of us are familiar with the way APT, the package management tool which unpins Ubuntu and all other Debian-based Linux distributions, looks

OMG! Ubuntu
Show threadEager Eagle
that is vastly more readable, not only thanks to the colors, but the indentation, new lines, and straightforward section titles are a huge improvement.
Apr 18, 2024 at 3:35pmWeb
Show thread42yeahApr 18, 2024
And proper package name alignment!
Show threadazertyfunApr 18, 2024

I’m just surprised the purists aren’t all up in arms that this isn’t KISS and that it doesn’t fit in their 80x24 teletype.

… sorry, guess I’m not over that whole systemd “debate”.