Now that d-i installs aptitude as well as dselect, we can suggest that

as well.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri May 7 00:42:44 BST 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>
+
+  * main/main.c: Suggest 'aptitude' as well as 'dselect' now that
+  d-i installs it.
+
 Fri May 7 00:39:01 BST 2004 Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>
 
   * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.

debian/changelog

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dpkg (1.10.22) unstable; urgency=low
   * Correct invalid use of " within update-alternatives(8) with .BR.
     Closes: #244624.
   * Add dpkg-reconfigure(8) to SEE ALSO section of dpkg(8).  Closes: #233282.
+  * Suggest aptitude as well as dselect.  Closes: #217042.
   * Updated Translations:
     - Catalan (Jordi Mallach).
     - French (Christian Perrier).  Closes: #246359.

main/main.c

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Comparison operators for --compare-versions are:\n\
  lt-nl le-nl ge-nl gt-nl (treat empty version as later than any version);\n\
  < << <= = >= >> >       (only for compatibility with control file syntax).\n\
 \n\
-Use `dselect' for user-friendly package management.\n"),
+Use `dselect' or 'aptitude' for user-friendly package management.\n"),
 	    BACKEND, ADMINDIR) < 0) werr ("stdout");
 }