On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:08:32 +0200 Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:54:56 -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > > > I've been reading the man pages for aptitude but I can't seem to figure > > out how to use it to distinguish between packages of different branches. > > > > Basically here are the scenario: > > > > 1. List all packages installed that are from experimental. > > aptitude search '~S~i~Aexperimental' > Thanks this worked great! > The narrowing operator ~S is crucial to make sure that the same version > of a package matches both conditions (~i and ~Aexperimental). Without ~S > you would get all packages that are installed and have a version (not > necessarily the installed one) in experimental. > > > 2. List all packages installed that are "non-free" or from "contrib". > > aptitude search '~S~i(~snon-free|~scontrib)' > Aptitude is definitely more powerful than I thought. > > I am sure this is possible. I remember someone writing a script for > > this but I can't seem to find it now. > THanks again, Amit -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
