> > dpkg -s package-name > > > > will report a lot, also the maintainer. Looking on the web pages could help, > > too. > > I am not using a debian system. Specific urls would be helpful.
You can search for specific packages at http://www.debian.org Matthew -- Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo Steward of the Cambridge Tolkien Society Selwyn College Computer Support http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Chamber/8841/ http://www.cam.ac.uk/CambUniv/Societies/tolkien/ http://pick.sel.cam.ac.uk/

