Thanks, but 'apt-cache stats' tells me that the number of listed (Normal) packages (I run unstable) is 16286 while 'synaptic' puts that number at 16486.
malebo On 7/7/05, Dexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > see commands: "apt-cache" and "apt-get". Those are commands for > searching and installing debian packages on command line. Maybe you can > make some script of it. See manuals. > Dexter2 > > > On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 06:14 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Could someone tell me of commands that will help me see a number of > > available packages. Currently I could only do that with 'synaptic' > > which is all I use it for. > > > > malebo > >
