Hi Daniel, You wrote: Daniel> Daniel> How do you find which package contains a file you need to Daniel> install? Daniel> Daniel> The dpkg manual page says that "dpkg -S" searches installed Daniel> packages. That has its uses--but it's useless for finding Daniel> which package you need to install to get a specific file. Daniel> Daniel> Is there a convenient/standard way to search uninstalled Daniel> packages (.deb files) for file names? Daniel> Daniel> Also, is there a way to search on the description text of Daniel> packages? Daniel> Daniel> Thanks, Daniel
The file Contents.gz is probably what you are looking for, it is in the Debian archive in the stable or unstable directories if i am not mistaken. Cheers, borik -- _[_]_ Boris D. Beletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] (O-O) For pgp public key, email me =(_)= with subject "get pgp-key" -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
