Well, I don't know, maybe they use different cache. But I'm curious, why do you need to know number of available packages? What is this information good for? Dexter2
On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 10:14 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > 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 > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
