Thanks for all the comments I've received re my "wajig" script.
I've put the current version at http://velox.act.cmis.csiro.au/~gjw/wajig
This is a script that simply collects together some typical package
management operations into one place.
A sample iteration for me is:
# wajig update (to update the list of available pkgs)
# wajig new (to list new (to Debian) pkgs)
Package Available
=======================-================
bugzilla 1.13+cvs20010521-2
bugzilla-doc 1.13+cvs20010521-2
gutenbook 0.1.10-1
wing-data 0.7-6
xmms-infinity 0.2-1
yale 1.0-1
# wajig newupgrades (to list Debian pkgs updated on archive)
Package Available Installed
=======================-=======================-================
base-files 2.2.9 2.2.8
blt 2.4u-4 2.4u-2
blt-common 2.4u-4 2.4u-2
blt-dev 2.4u-4 2.4u-2
debhelper 3.0.36 3.0.18
fetchmail 5.8.7-1 5.8.1-5
fetchmailconf 5.8.7-1 5.8.1-5
finger 0.17-3 0.17-1
gnomeicu 0.96.1-3 0.96.1-2
libnspr4 2:0.9.1-3 M18-3
libpspell2 0.11.2-2.2 0.11.2-2.1
python2-mysqldb 0.9.0-1 0.3.5-2
# wajig install <pkgname> (to install the named package)
# wajig whatis galeon
galeon 0.11.0-1.1 (763k)
Mozilla based web browser with GNOME look and feel
# wajig whichpkg bin/domainname
bin/domainname net/nis
# wajig install nis
and so on.
