On Wednesday 08 December 2004 22:55, Maurits van Rees wrote: ... > man apt-cache: > > DESCRIPTION > > apt-cache performs a variety of operations on APT's package > cache. apt-cache does not manipulate the state of the system but does > provide operations to search and generate interesting output from the > package metadata. > > So you should be safe. You get things like this: > > $ apt-cache search dvd write > bootcd - run your system from cd without need for disks > bootcd-dvdplus - bootcd extension to use DVD+ media > bootcd-hppa - bootcd extension to create images that can boot on > parisc/hppa bootcd-i386 - bootcd extension to create images that can boot > on i386. bootcd-ia64 - bootcd extension to create images that can boot on > ia64 k3b - A sophisticated KDE cd burning application
You can do all of these type of searches within aptitiude, so there is no need to use apt-cache. Take a little time out and read the manual (on-line in aptitude) and it will show you how to do these searches. -- Alan Chandler [EMAIL PROTECTED] First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. --Gandhi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
