Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-07 Thread Heather
> > > I think it can. Try it on a package that you haven't got installed. > > > Brendan Simon. > > > > No -- the reason it works in this particular case is because as86 is > > mentioned in the description of bin86. If a file isn't mentioned in the > > description, or somewhere similar, apt-cache

Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-07 Thread Heather
> > > I think it can. Try it on a package that you haven't got installed. > > > Brendan Simon. > > > > No -- the reason it works in this particular case is because as86 is > > mentioned in the description of bin86. If a file isn't mentioned in the > > description, or somewhere similar, apt-cach

Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-07 Thread Matthew Guenther
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 08:36:23AM +0900, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I think it can. Try it on a package that you haven't got installed. > > > Brendan Simon. > > > > No -- the reason it works in this particular case is because as86 is > > mentioned in the description of bin86. If a file isn'

Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-06 Thread Matthew Guenther
On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 08:36:23AM +0900, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I think it can. Try it on a package that you haven't got installed. > > > Brendan Simon. > > > > No -- the reason it works in this particular case is because as86 is > > mentioned in the description of bin86. If a file isn

Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-06 Thread Chris Waters
Brendan Simon wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From: Brendan J Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I find "apt-cache" very useful. I use it to search for package names or > > > items > > > within packages. > > > eg. > > > apt-cache search as86 > > > apt-cache pkgnames | grep 86 > > ah, quite u

Re: apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-06 Thread Chris Waters
Brendan Simon wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > From: Brendan J Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I find "apt-cache" very useful. I use it to search for package names or items > > > within packages. > > > eg. > > > apt-cache search as86 > > > apt-cache pkgnames | grep 86 > > ah, quite useful

apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-06 Thread Brendan Simon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Brendan J Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: as86, thank for the replies. it works not! > Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 13:18:05 +1000 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > for future reference, if you know your system is missing

apt-cache (was as86 ...)

2000-07-06 Thread Brendan Simon
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Brendan J Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: as86, thank for the replies. it works not! > Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 13:18:05 +1000 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > for future reference, if you know your system is missin