On 2013-09-02, Zenaan Harkness <z...@freedbms.net> wrote: > > I actually thought the same for a bit, but apt-cache show vim-athena > seems to show description just fine. >
Well, I'm not getting the same output as you for the same packages, and it's not the package description that apt-cache shows that seems to be in question. curty@einstein:~$ dpkg-query --list vim-athena No packages found matching vim-athena. curty@einstein:~$ dpkg -l \* | grep vim ii vim 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1 Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor ii vim-common 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1 Vi IMproved - Common files un vim-doc <none> (no description available) un vim-gnome <none> (no description available) un vim-gtk <none> (no description available) un vim-lesstif <none> (no description available) un vim-nox <none> (no description available) ii vim-runtime 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1 Vi IMproved - Runtime files un vim-scripts <none> (no description available) ii vim-tiny 2:7.2.445+hg~cb94c42c0e1a-1 Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor For example. curty@einstein:~$ dpkg-query --list vim-doc Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-====================-====================-======================================================== un vim-doc <none> (no description available) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnl29a9f.2sg.cu...@einstein.electron.org
