On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 03:11:50AM +0000, Jeff Forsyth wrote: | I would like to know if there is a centeral list of all packages | with their descriptions available off-line. For example, a PDF or | simply a book that lists all the packages and their descriptions.
Look where apt stores its data -- the Packages.gz it downloads has all the data you're asking for. Eg. http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz -D -- Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
