On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Suzanne Hillman wrote:
> Subject: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)
>
> I have a question that's been bugging me for a while. How does one
> determine the name of the package one would need for a specific
> file/command/binary/etc under Debian (without using the search tool on
> their site)?
>
> I hate having figured out *what* I need, knowing that it must be available
> for Debian, and then not being able to figure out what package it's
> in. Sometimes I can guess the package names. Sometimes (more often) I
> can't.
>
apt-cache search <name> - searches the package info. I've found it to
work great for figuring out what to install.
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Thought for today: greenbar n.
A style of fanfolded continuous-feed paper
with alternating green and white bars on it, especially used in
old-style line printers. This slang almost certainly dates way back
to mainframe days.
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