Try to fall back to apt-get and friends.<code>$ apt moo | cat<br><br>WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.<br><br> (__) <br> (oo) <br> /------\/ <br> / | || <br> * /\---/\ <br> ~~ ~~ <br>..."Have you mooed today?"...<br></code>
Who wants to use "unstable" tools?
And I think this bastard between CLI and TUI does neither part right. For TUI there is aptitude, in CLI apt-get and friends are ok for ages now.
If you insist on apt, try it with #eat instead.