Peter S Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: PSG> Wouldn't it be great if there was a Debian package to list, PSG> decribe and index all other packages?
PSG> Does such a tool already exist? I've been using Debian for over PSG> a year and I'm still surprised to find out what's available! How about dselect? I find it adequate (though I seem to have a reasonably high tolerance for learning obscure key sequences, being editor-bilingual ;-) When APT is ready for release, it will provide similar functionality in a much more usable tool. PSG> Imagine having .html files that describe every nifty tool on the CD, PSG> perhaps even with an `Install it!' buttom. IMO a Web browser is The Wrong Tool for a job like this. (What does that "Install It!" button do, and how do you do it securely when any machine on the network can get at your Web server?) -- _____________________________ / \ "Dad was reading a book called | David Maze | _Schroedinger's Kittens_. Asexual | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | reproduction? Only one cat is in the box." | http://donut.mit.edu/dmaze/ | -- Abra Mitchell \_____________________________/ -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
