Is there any to tell where a particular rpm came from (or where it is available now)? I know i could un install it, and then select reinstall and that would tell me, but that's a bit excessive. Usu i need to do this when someone asks me where i got a particular program from...
Likewise, how would i get the description, etc, for an rpm at the cli. For example, if you select a2ps in the add software section, you get this info: ------------ Name: a2ps Version: 4.13b-1mdk Size: 2243 KB Source: main Currently installed version: (none) Summary: Converts text and other types of files to PostScript(TM) Description: The a2ps filter converts text and other types of files to PostScript(TM). a2ps has pretty-printing capabilities and includes support for a wide number of programming languages, encodings (ISO Latins, Cyrillic, etc.), and medias. ------------- Is there anyway to get that at the cli? Commands like urpmf --description a2ps kind of help, but only if the name is in the description, and it's still only part of the answer. Thanks, eric -- Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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