One of the best things about Debian is APT, the package management system that makes installing & deleting software & associated dependencies faaaaar easier than that process is on any other distro. All other package management schemes are far less capable than APT, and once you master APT, you'll agree. Linux Journal has published an excerpt from Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up to Date titled "Making apt Work for You: A Book Excerpt". It's a great overview of the various commands you can use with APT, & it's well worth your perusal. I especially like the table that lists the various apt-related software, many of which I didn't know. Read this one, people - it's helpful, and that's all I ask in something I point ya to.
(And by the way - I wrote an article in Linux Magazine on APT for RPM-based systems a few years ago that some of you non-Debian-usin' folk might like.)
