Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > The information is in the Contents file, e.g. > >/debian/dists/potato/Contents-i386.gz Now *that* is something I wish Red Hat had! :-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Net Technologies, Inc. Voice: (800)905-3049 x18

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

Suzanne Hillman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >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)? The information is in the Contents file, e.g. /debian/dists/potato/Contents-i386.gz

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

In a message dated: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 11:11:10 PST "Karl J. Runge" said: >> How would you do this with RPM? > >Perhaps something like: > >% rpm -q --filesbypkg -p /usr/RPMS/*.rpm | grep /sbin/iptunnel >net-tools /sbin/iptunnel > >Of course this requires all the rpm's being availabl

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Of course this requires all the rpm's being available (e.g. local > disk, CD-ROM, or ftp:// URL), and so I can't imagine *any* > packaging system that couldn't provide this info. E.g. with the > help of a little for-loop and grep. Remember folks, this *is* Unix. ;-)

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

On Tue, 07 Nov 2000, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think what Suzanne wants is a way to find out what package owns, say, > >"/usr/bin/foo", without having to have that package installed first. In other > >words, a "dpkg -S" command that works on uninstalled packages. > > Ho

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

In a message dated: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 13:08:48 EST Benjamin Scott said: > I think what Suzanne wants is a way to find out what package owns, say, >"/usr/bin/foo", without having to have that package installed first. In other >words, a "dpkg -S" command that works on uninstalled packages. How wo

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, mike ledoux wrote: >> 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)? > > Well, the 'easy' way is to f

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, mike ledoux wrote: > On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Suzanne Hillman wrote: > > >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

Re: Debian package names (was Re: Debian flamewar)

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 Debia

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 Deb