apt-get
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
1warn against
Nov 4, 2025first mention
Aug 2, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“"apt-get" is what you use when you want a stable interface (especially scripts)”
Caveats and dissent
“apt-get not only sucks, but has been known to suck for many, many years”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
Data: apt-get.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 2
“"apt-get" is what you use when you want a stable interface (especially scripts)”
“apt-get not only sucks, but has been known to suck for many, many years”