The command line version of "ppm" is still there if you want it, but it can be hard to find. You have to use "ppm-shell" now if you want to get to the non-GUI version. "ppm" by itself launches the GUI version, which takes some of your time waiting while it resynchronizes, and some of your thinking time as you adapt to the new interface. (Once you do adapt, it has some nice features, but a somewhat innovative "take" on its user interface, IMHO.)