> > > > > is there any way to get a list of what kde packages are available? > > > > > The > > > > > > > > no way to get a full list. You can find out what packages make up > > > > task-kde > > > > by looking in /var/lib/dpkg/available > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not to look the free software horse in the mouth, or anything, but is > > > there anything that can be done about this? It would be terribly > > > convenient to be able to browse as per www.debian.org/distrib/packages. > > > > submit a change request to every Debian package to include some bit of > > information that would say what it is. I mean...how do you know what is or > > is not a KDE package. (not every KDE package depends on kde libraries let > > alone qt) > > I don't see why ... isn't that already the case? If you select task-kde in > dselect, you'll see a whole list of dependencies/recommendations/suggestions > showing up and each of those packages explains what it does (and > search for it). If you complain about the lack of information in apt-get > (that's true, but it's perfect for updates), use an interface like > dselect/console-apt/aptitude.
task-kde does not contain all kde packages in it...and it never will..that would be a nightmare to maintain and not the point of task-* packages. Ivan -- ---------------- Ivan E. Moore II [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://snowcrash.tdyc.com GPG KeyID=90BCE0DD GPG Fingerprint=F2FC 69FD 0DA0 4FB8 225E 27B6 7645 8141 90BC E0DD
