On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:24:59 -0600 Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Kent wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo aptitude search modprobe > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > > Celejar wrote: > > $ dpkg -S modprobe > > I was pleased to find this trick, but now that I'm actually trying to > use it, I find it only works on packages already installed on your > system; it doesn't search your repositories, which is the trick I needed. For that you'll need apt-file, or use the web form at http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages > Kent Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
