Felix Miata wrote: > songbird composed on 2025-03-22 08:16 (UTC-0400): ... >> i'm not able to dig into this further (way behind on this list) >> but rmadison works ok for something like that: ... > Looks perfect, but for 43 things: > # rmadison linux-image > Command 'rmadison' not found, but can be installed with: > apt install devscripts > # apt-get install devscripts > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > Reading state information... Done > The following additional packages will be installed: > dpkg-dev libb-hooks-op-check-perl libclass-method-modifiers-perl > libclass-xsaccessor-perl libclone-perl libdevel-callchecker-perl > libdynaloader-functions-perl libencode-locale-perl > libfile-dirlist-perl libfile-homedir-perl libfile-listing-perl > libfile-touch-perl libfile-which-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl > libhtml-tree-perl libhttp-cookies-perl > libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl libhttp-negotiate-perl > libimport-into-perl libio-html-perl libio-pty-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl > libipc-run-perl liblwp-mediatypes-perl > liblwp-protocol-https-perl libmodule-runtime-perl libmoo-perl > libnet-http-perl libnet-ssleay-perl libparams-classify-perl librole-tiny-perl > libsub-quote-perl libtimedate-perl > libtry-tiny-perl liburi-perl libwww-perl libwww-robotrules-perl > lto-disabled-list patchutils perl-openssl-defaults wdiff > Suggested packages: > adequate at autopkgtest bls-standalone bsd-mailx | mailx build-essential > check-all-the-things cvs-buildpackage debhelper diffoscope disorderfs > dose-extra duck elpa-devscripts faketime > gnuplot how-can-i-help libauthen-sasl-perl libdbd-pg-perl > libfile-desktopentry-perl libterm-size-perl libyaml-syck-perl mmdebstrap mutt > piuparts postgresql-client pristine-lfs quilt > ratt reprotest svn-buildpackage w3m debian-keyring equivs > libgitlab-api-v4-perl libsoap-lite-perl pristine-tar libdata-dump-perl > libio-compress-brotli-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl > libscalar-number-perl libxstring-perl libsub-name-perl > libbusiness-isbn-perl libregexp-ipv6-perl libauthen-ntlm-perl wdiff-doc > Recommended packages: > dctrl-tools dput | dupload libdistro-info-perl libgit-wrapper-perl > libjson-perl liblist-compare-perl libstring-shellquote-perl licensecheck > lintian python3-magic python3-unidiff > build-essential gcc | c-compiler fakeroot libalgorithm-merge-perl > libhtml-format-perl libnamespace-clean-perl libdata-dump-perl > libhtml-form-perl libhttp-daemon-perl libmailtools-perl > The following NEW packages will be installed: > devscripts dpkg-dev libb-hooks-op-check-perl libclass-method-modifiers-perl > libclass-xsaccessor-perl libclone-perl libdevel-callchecker-perl > libdynaloader-functions-perl > libencode-locale-perl libfile-dirlist-perl libfile-homedir-perl > libfile-listing-perl libfile-touch-perl libfile-which-perl > libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl > libhttp-cookies-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl > libhttp-negotiate-perl libimport-into-perl libio-html-perl libio-pty-perl > libio-socket-ssl-perl libipc-run-perl > liblwp-mediatypes-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl libmodule-runtime-perl > libmoo-perl libnet-http-perl libnet-ssleay-perl libparams-classify-perl > librole-tiny-perl libsub-quote-perl > libtimedate-perl libtry-tiny-perl liburi-perl libwww-perl > libwww-robotrules-perl lto-disabled-list patchutils perl-openssl-defaults > wdiff > 0 upgraded, 44 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded. > Need to get 3,993 kB of archives. > After this operation, 10.3 MB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n > # >:(
oh, well, ok, i have perl installed for other programs already. when i did install it there wasn't that much it brought in. i don't myself use perl at all as i've been using awk, sed, etc for so long that i didn't feel like learning yet another language (i have plenty enough already - gradually adding python as i can). i'm sure at this point that i'm forgetting things as fast as i'm learning. :) songbird
