How can I find out what a Debian package is? In an RPM based system,
you can use "rpm -qi $package" to learn about it. Here's an example.
$ rpm -qi wget
...
Description :
GNU Wget is a file retrieval utility which can use either the HTTP or
FTP protocols. Wget features include the ability to work in the
background while you're logged out, recursive retrieval of directories,
file name wildcard matching, remote file timestamp storage and comparison,
use of Rest with FTP servers and Range with HTTP servers to retrieve files
over slow or unstable connections, support for Proxy servers, and
configurability.
Install wget if you need to retrieve large numbers of files with HTTP or
FTP, or if you need a utility for mirroring web sites or FTP directories.
How would I get the same information in Debian? It has several
thousand packages, and there are at least three that I don't know
anything about. (-:
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