Re: Querying apt-get re: available packages

Even easier than that - "apt-cache search " so you can find packages that sound like what you want, or might do what you want... "apt-cache show " will return more details on a particular package. No need for messy grepping... Chris Chris Wenn Web Administrator Technology Services State Library

Querying apt-get re: available packages

I've installed DebianPPC3.0(Woody). How do I query apt-get about availability of a pkg I'm interested in installing? I've entered the index of all 7 of my Debian install cd's onto my system--how do I query that database regarding a particular pkg using an apt-get option? I'm imagining some sort