Nicolas Kratz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Apr 02, 2003 at 11:36:28PM -0500, Benjamin Rutt wrote: >> Is there a way to do that search via command-line tools without >> resorting to the web page? I know that dpkg -S <expression> will do >> that for packages already installed on your system, but doesn't help >> for those that are not. > > apt-file search <filename>
Thanks, it seems to work, after I ran "apt-file update". However, should I be concerned about the following error: # apt-file update Error: http://security.debian.org//dists/stable/updates/Contents-i386.gz not found In case it is helpful, here are the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main non-free contrib deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free -- Benjamin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]