On Lu, 14 feb 11, 09:49:35, Erin Brinkley wrote: > I have a question about using packages.debian.org. > > Sometimes I will come across a package that is no longer in stable and > will want to find out more about it. Like right now I found out I have > "texlive-context" in my systems history. The package is removed, but > the configs remain. I'm pretty sure this is outdated stuff and I > searched packages.debian.org under "stable" and the package doesn't > show up. Then I searched under "any" and it didn't show up. Ok, so it > must be an older package, chances are it's been replaced by something > else. But how do I find this out?
Look for the corresponding RM: bug filed against the ftp.debian.org pseudo-package. Tip: the package name should be mentioned in the subject. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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