I installed aptitude on Ubuntu 11.10.
Open “Terminal” with Ctrl + Alt + T and execute the following command:
$ sudo apt-get -y install aptitude
That’s all from the Gemba regarding aptitude installation.
【References】
・Ubuntu/より便利なaptitudeの使い方 - TOBY SOFT wiki
・apt-getとaptitudeの違い - Hi-MEATBALL.