Re: [TCLUG:15922] more searching for debs

[root <kmatteson@talkware.net>]

sweet, thanks for the tip, yah, i've checked out both console-apt and gnome-apt, but i
didn't know about the othrer ones.

Ben Kochie wrote:

> also check out some of the new apt interfaces..
> some are avaliable in potato, others are currently in unstable
> console-apt (capt,apt-find)
> aptitude
> gnome-apt
> corel-apt (with corel linux.. kde, supports RPM also)
>
> Thank You,
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> On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Nate Carlson wrote:
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> > On Mon, 10 Apr 2000, kyle matteson wrote:
> >
> > > but yes, i'll agree, i've used both redhat and debian for a while, and debian kicks
> > > redhat's packaging system all over the place. i just wish apt had a sort of search
> > > function, so you wouldn't have to know the exact name and or syntax of the package
> > > and it would give you a list of possible options when say you typed "apt-get install
> > > lib*" it would give you all of the options starting w/ those letters (am i making any
> > > sense?)  but hey, i'm always one to complain :). and yes, i know deslect is a better
> > > option if you're not sure exactly what you're looking for, just think that the
> > > command line use of apt rocks, and it couldn't hurt from a little more
> > > functionablity.
> > >
> > > kyle
> >
> > apt-cache dump | grep lib
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