Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 11:58:08AM -0700, Dave Kuhlman wrote: > Other responses in this thread give good suggestions for searching > for packages. But, suppose your question is something like: What > package contains file or application xyz? In effect, you are > saying: I need file/app xyz? What

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Katipo
Leonard Chatagnier wrote: Hey Guys, thanks for all the comments. I think I may have picked up a few tricks in your comments. However, my issue was not one of searching, it was one of not having the package downloaded and available to install(linux-image- 2.6.5-1-686). I was using sid only and

Re: Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Leonard Chatagnier
Hey Guys, thanks for all the comments. I think I may have picked up a few tricks in your comments. However, my issue was not one of searching, it was one of not having the package downloaded and available to install(linux-image- 2.6.5-1-686). I was using sid only and unknown to me the kernel had

Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Dave Kuhlman
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 05:22:56PM -0500, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > Allen wrote: > >Why do you care what is in the cache file? If you have apt-cache > >installed, then you use `apt-cache search $package` to find > >$package_regex, and if you use aptitude, you can do this to download but > >insta

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Stephen
On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 08:12:28AM -0500 or thereabouts, Anthony Simonelli wrote: > On Sunday 18 June 2006 07:08 am, Stephen wrote: > > 'aptitude search ' works for me. I have never really needed to > > use apt-cache or apt-file to search for applications. I've always used > > 'aptitude search f

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Anthony Simonelli
On Sunday 18 June 2006 07:08 am, Stephen wrote: > On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 05:22:56PM -0500 or thereabouts, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > Not totally sure what your point is. I have many times did apt-get, > > aptitude and wajig updates, upgrades, dist-upgrades, installs, removes > > and purges. I'

Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-18 Thread Stephen
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 05:22:56PM -0500 or thereabouts, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > Not totally sure what your point is. I have many times did apt-get, aptitude > and wajig updates, upgrades, dist-upgrades, installs, removes and purges. > I'm certainly no Debian linux expert, if anyone is. I do

Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images-SOLVED

2006-06-17 Thread Leonard Chatagnier
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 02:49:50PM -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: --- Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leonard Chatagnier wrote: snip Looks like you still want a mechanism for keeping specific versions of specific packages in cache. What I do is copy the .debs elsewhere, su

Re: Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-17 Thread Leonard Chatagnier
Allen wrote: Why do you care what is in the cache file? If you have apt-cache installed, then you use `apt-cache search $package` to find $package_regex, and if you use aptitude, you can do this to download but install it: `aptitide -d install $package_name` (latter need to be as root). Not to

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images-SOLVED

2006-06-17 Thread hendrik
On Sat, Jun 17, 2006 at 02:49:50PM -0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > > --- Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > > This should be an easy one but still no replys. > > Please > > > someone help me out on this. > > > > > > --- Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROT

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images-SOLVED

2006-06-17 Thread Leonard Chatagnier
--- Wackojacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > This should be an easy one but still no replys. > Please > > someone help me out on this. > > > > --- Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:10:05 -0700 (PDT) > >> From: Leonar

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-17 Thread Wackojacko
Leonard Chatagnier wrote: This should be an easy one but still no replys. Please someone help me out on this. --- Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:10:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linu

Re: Repost-No Response-Fwd: Another APT Issue-Where Are The Linux-Images

2006-06-17 Thread Allan Wind
Leonard, On 2006-06-17T10:06:42-0700, Leonard Chatagnier wrote: > > Would appreciate anyone telling me how to get all the > > kernel/linux-images back int my cache files so I can pick the one I > > want instaled. Plz copy my email-not subscribed. Why do you care what is in the cache file? If you