On Fri, Apr 08, 2005 at 03:39:11PM +1200, Richard Tindall wrote: > >$ dpkg -S apt-setup > >base-config: /usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8/apt-setup.8.gz > >base-config: /usr/share/man/pl/man8/apt-setup.8.gz > >base-config: /usr/sbin/apt-setup > >base-config: /usr/lib/base-config/40apt-setup > >base-config: /usr/share/man/man8/apt-setup.8.gz > >$ dpkg -s base-config > >Package: base-config > >Status: install ok installed > >[much more snipped]
> base-config ran at installtime, and can be rerun (eg for X reconfiguration). > > So it's the same as / a newer apt-setup? If I'm parsing the output correctly (and no guarantees there :) apt-setup is a part of the base-config package. However, being in /usr/sbin it may not be on your path. > I'll try dpkg next time I'm on Debian, to see comparisons with apt. Those with greater debianness than I may correct me, but I believe that the apt tools are (at least in part) a front-end to dpkg. Another alternative is aptitude. Cheers, Roy.
