On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:33 AM Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its > intended purpose, I thought I'd take the opportunity to experience a new > install as a new user, just to see what they might experience. > > When given the choice of what software to install, I unselected Gnome and > selected Cinnamon, and left the others at their defaults (blank except for > first (desktop) and last (standard tools) options). > > When I booted into Cinnamon, I found the "Software" GUI. I can run > "Aptitude" all day long, but the GUIs I've tended to leave alone. > > So here's my question. When in this "Software" GUI, I hit the search > "magnifying glass" icon in the upper-left corner, and searched for "rust", > expecting to find Rust-programming-related items. It only found the one > item of "Process Viewer". Even after I enabled "contrib" and "non-free" > (didn't think that'd make a difference, but thought I'd try). Are these GUI > front-ends for "apt" that broken? Or just this one? Or am I doing something > wrong? > > Just curious; I can always use "aptitude" to do what I want, but if I was > a newbie trying to use this GUI to install "rustc", I'd be at a loss. > > Thanks! > <http://kentwest.blogspot.com> >
The Search feature does not even find "aptitude". I'm beginning to think this "Software" GUI is something other than a front-end to "apt". -- Kent West <")))>< IT Support / Client Support Abilene Christian University Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com
