[chat] The Troll and the Traditionalist

[Conrad Parker]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 04:34:17PM +1100, Andre Pang wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 03:33:33PM +1100, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> 
> > > apt-get install vim
> > 
> > So,
> > 
> >   Your "apt-get install <anything>" is a great example of *the* paramount
> >   LUG mailing list birdie flip, in recent years, topping even the venerable
> >   "man <anything>".
> > 
> >   The suggestion of an editor as a configuration tool is also a well known
> >   anti-support classic.
> > 
> >   Unfortunately, the suggestion of vim comes up short. The true non-answer
> >   would suggest nvi, or elvis; alternatively, the bathtub-inclusive
> >   non-answer would (of course) point to emacs, especially if a major mode is
> >   involved. This suggestion of ease over stubborn adherence to tradition -
> >   or full-blown elisp-powered irrationality - could confuse the common LUG
> >   troll, and should thus be avoided.
> > 
> > You just didn't have the staying power on that one... better luck next time.
> 
> apt-get install ed

yup, ed is the standard editor.

printf "%%s/non-free//\nw\n" | ed /etc/apt/sources.list

K.