On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:54:56 -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > I've been reading the man pages for aptitude but I can't seem to figure > out how to use it to distinguish between packages of different branches. > > Basically here are the scenario: > > 1. List all packages installed that are from experimental.
aptitude search '~S~i~Aexperimental' The narrowing operator ~S is crucial to make sure that the same version of a package matches both conditions (~i and ~Aexperimental). Without ~S you would get all packages that are installed and have a version (not necessarily the installed one) in experimental. > 2. List all packages installed that are "non-free" or from "contrib". aptitude search '~S~i(~snon-free|~scontrib)' > I am sure this is possible. I remember someone writing a script for > this but I can't seem to find it now. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]