Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-08 Thread Brian
On Mon 08 Jun 2020 at 07:17:17 -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Sat, Jun 06, 2020 at 06:08:48PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files) > > so it provides a function that synaptic does not. > > For the record, gdebi is basically ob

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-08 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 10:07:18PM +1000, David wrote: > $ apt show gdebi > [...] > Description: simple tool to view and install deb files - GNOME GUI > gdebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing > its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) > loc

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-08 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Sat, Jun 06, 2020 at 06:08:48PM +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > As per the description, gdebi is for local (i.e. downloaded .deb files) > so it provides a function that synaptic does not. For the record, gdebi is basically obsolete these days. Its main feature ("install a local .deb plus all o

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-07 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/07/2020 07:07 AM, David wrote: On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 00:37, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision.

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-07 Thread David
On Sun, 7 Jun 2020 at 00:37, Richard Owlett wrote: > I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch > machine I wish to continue to use. > For some reason I had installed Gdebi. > I can't find a good description on which base a decision. $ apt show gdebi [...] Description:

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-06 Thread HÃ¥kon Alstadheim
Den 06.06.2020 17:22, skrev Richard Owlett: On 06/06/2020 10:08 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-06 Thread Richard Owlett
On 06/06/2020 10:08 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision

Re: Finding application's description

2020-06-06 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 06 iun 20, 09:37:11, Richard Owlett wrote: > I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine > I wish to continue to use. > > For some reason I had installed Gdebi. > I can't find a good description on which base a decision. > https://packages.debian.org lists n

Finding application's description

2020-06-06 Thread Richard Owlett
I've just installed Buster and am selecting which apps on my Stretch machine I wish to continue to use. For some reason I had installed Gdebi. I can't find a good description on which base a decision. https://packages.debian.org lists no homepage. https://manpages.debian.org links to https://lau