On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, mike ledoux wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Suzanne Hillman wrote:
>
> >I have a question that's been bugging me for a while. How does one
> >determine the name of the package one would need for a specific
> >file/command/binary/etc under Debian (without using the search tool on
> >their site)?
> >
> >I hate having figured out *what* I need, knowing that it must be available
> >for Debian, and then not being able to figure out what package it's
> >in. Sometimes I can guess the package names. Sometimes (more often) I
> >can't.
>
> Well, the 'easy' way is to fire up dselect, [S]elect packages, and
> then use '/' to search for the package you want.
>
> That's how I do it anyway...
>
Another way is to use console-apt from woody (capt), or aptitude, then
use the / to do the search (I use capt).
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Thought for today: greenbar n.
A style of fanfolded continuous-feed paper
with alternating green and white bars on it, especially used in
old-style line printers. This slang almost certainly dates way back
to mainframe days.
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