> > Quoting Rick Moen <[email protected]> > > > Quoting James Harper ([email protected]): > > > >> When I do 'apt-get update', 'dpkg -l' doesn't know about the new > >> packages and so isn't useful for searching. > > > > > Wrong tool. I think you're looking for 'apt-cache'. > > just for the record........ > Its likely dpkg -l uses the file /var/lib/dpkg/available as its source this > is updated by dselect. One can update this file by running dselect and > selecting the menu item "1. [U]pdate". > > I use apt-get, dselect and dpkg, each has its own strengths and weakness's. > I find dselect particularly good at telling one what is being drag into > satisfy dependecies, in many cases (for me any way) telling you its pulling > something you ____really____ do not want. > I do not want a system with a lot of stuff on it I will never use, apt > being real good at installing masses of stuff although..... > > Install-Recommends "false"; > Install-Suggests "false"; > > in /etc/apt/apt.conf helps a lot. >
Yes I was stuck trying to update dpkg available from apt, without realising that apt had it's own thing. dselect doesn't get installed by default anymore, and I didn't like it anyway. apt-get tells you what is being installed, and asks you first if it is dragging in other stuff. Thanks James _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
