by browsing I meant looking for things that I did not know what I wanted
, having a list of things in my head, but if something sounded like it
might solve a problem that I had that wasn't on the list then I would
check it out too. Finding the things that I didnt know that I needed.
any searching tool is goal directed, which is excellent for stuff you
know of, but wont lead you into what you don't already know.
Ken
Amos Shapira wrote:
On 21/01/07, Ken Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thats often the hard bit, finding programes that do what you want.
I browsed the applications-->add/remove programes to find some which
wasnt too bad, but browsing Synaptic, while finding some useful looking
candidates for trying out does take too long with >20,000 packages.
Quite right (about browsing package lists).
That's what "apt-cache search" was invented for ...:^)
Also, at least in Aptitude, I've just found the "View->New Debtags Browser"
which allows browsing by debian tags. I'm not sure how much I like it but
maybe it's easier than "ara" or the other debian-archive command line query
tools.
For now, "apt-cache search" (and consequentially "apt-cache show") is by
far
my most prefered method for finding the right tools.
Cheers,
--Amos
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