Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
Hi, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:33 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 06:24:16PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > Trying to guess I found the package autotools-dev, but that was not it. > > > > Should I keep it? > > I don't know. Perhaps remove it and install it again later if you > find you have the need. > > > What does it contain? > > $ apt show autotools-dev > $ dpkg -L autotools-dev > > I would suggest that if you intend to develop software on Debian > then you might want to become more familiar with using Debian's > package managers (particularly "apt" and "dpkg") to answer these > very basic questions. Thx for the help. No, I don't intend to use Debian for development. However, I need some help and the person I asked use Debian. So I installed Debian in the VM and am trying to set up an environment and make instructions on how to create a program. For my development I use Gentoo which has everything I need from the start up. No need to install gcc and then guess which package all this different tools belongs to it's already provided by the system. Thank you. > > Start here: > > https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html > > Cheers, > Andy > > -- > https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting >
Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
Hello, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 06:24:16PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > Trying to guess I found the package autotools-dev, but that was not it. > > Should I keep it? I don't know. Perhaps remove it and install it again later if you find you have the need. > What does it contain? $ apt show autotools-dev $ dpkg -L autotools-dev I would suggest that if you intend to develop software on Debian then you might want to become more familiar with using Debian's package managers (particularly "apt" and "dpkg") to answer these very basic questions. Start here: https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
Hi, Thank you for the info. On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:17 PM Andy Smith wrote: > > Hello, > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > What package can I find aclocal in? > > $ apt-file search bin/aclocal > automake: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.16 > automake1.11: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.11 Trying to guess I found the package autotools-dev, but that was not it. Should I keep it? What does it contain? Thank you > > Cheers, > Andy > > -- > https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting >
Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
Hi, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 6:10 PM Greg Wooledge wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > > What package can I find aclocal in? > > I need to set up my autotools project in the newly installed Debian.. > > How to find out what package a file is in: > > 1) Use http://packages.debian.org/ to search for the file by name. Followed the link. Scrolled to the section "Search the contents of packages" Entered "aclocal" and selected second option Got 1 result - bash-completion I don't thin k this is the one. And I presume all others will give the same name, so stop right there. Thank you. > > 2) Use apt-file to search a local copy of the package file lists. > > 3) Use "apt search" (or "apt-cache search") with cleverly chosen keywords >and try to filter the results. This is getting harder and harder, as >the number of packages grows. > > 4) Make reasonable guesses about what you *think* the package name should >be, and try installing those. >
Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
Hello, On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > What package can I find aclocal in? $ apt-file search bin/aclocal automake: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.16 automake1.11: /usr/bin/aclocal-1.11 Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
Re: What package I can find aclocal in?
On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 05:43:33PM -0500, Igor Korot wrote: > What package can I find aclocal in? > I need to set up my autotools project in the newly installed Debian.. How to find out what package a file is in: 1) Use http://packages.debian.org/ to search for the file by name. 2) Use apt-file to search a local copy of the package file lists. 3) Use "apt search" (or "apt-cache search") with cleverly chosen keywords and try to filter the results. This is getting harder and harder, as the number of packages grows. 4) Make reasonable guesses about what you *think* the package name should be, and try installing those.
