On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 7:39 AM, Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 02, 2013 at 09:33:27PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: >> >> Anyone know why I get this: >> >> $ dpkg-query --list vim-athena >> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold >> | >> Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend >> |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) >> ||/ Name Version Architecture Description >> +++-===================-==============-==============-============================================ >> un vim-athena <none> (no description >> available) > > "un" isn't "un"packed it's "Desired=unknown/Status=not". That is, dpkg > doesn't know about the package and it's not installed. That probably > means that the package doesn't exist in debian.
It wouldn't output "un vim-athena ..." if it didn't exist! The "u" means that the "Desired Action" for the package is "Unknown". The "n" means that the "Status" of the package is "Not installed". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sxrmnd48o1-1khsuqvudo4+1zpyrn2vjz8wdnhwrq8...@mail.gmail.com
