[SOLVED] Difference between add-apt-repository and apt-add-repository

Kenny_Strawn · 12-22-2010, 08:17 AM

After typing (in a terminal):

Code:

cd /usr/bin && ls | less

I found something in the list that started to confuse me:

Code:

apt-add-repository

And also:

Code:

add-apt-repository

Just what the h*** is the difference between those two commands? It seems as though they both share the same purpose: adding software repositories to your system.

stress_junkie · 12-22-2010, 10:45 AM

Code:

$ ls -lh /usr/bin/apt-add-repository
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 2010-10-02 15:08 /usr/bin/apt-add-repository -> add-apt-repositor

Kenny_Strawn · 12-22-2010, 07:32 PM

Ah, so I take it apt-add-repository is merely a link to add-apt-repository? That makes sense now. Marking this thread as Solved.

stress_junkie · 12-22-2010, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenny_Strawn

Ah, so I take it apt-add-repository is merely a link to add-apt-repository? That makes sense now.

That's the way it looks on my system.