On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Du, 04 mai 14, 04:01:25, Tom H wrote: >> >> I've never used this search term but aptitude has a search for new >> packages. I assume that a package is somehow marked as new after >> "apt-get update" or "aptitude update". > > New means packages not previously existing in *any* repository, so in > the context of backports it's only useful to see which packages not > already available in stable have been added. For this use-case you don't > need additional additional patterns. In interactive mode new packages > are displayed under a dedicated heading. > > If one is watching for new packages it also makes sense to clear the > list from time to time: > > aptitude --forget-new
Thanks for the explanation. I stored "~N" in my memory but I've never tried it even though I've often wondered about it... The "forget-new" verb clears up my question(s). By the way, it's "aptitude forget-new", without the hyphens. I'd never noticed this option before! I don't understand why you wouldn't want to restrict the search to wheezy-backports. If the OP only wants to see new wheezy-backports packages, why should his search be cluttered up with new wheezy, wheezy-updates, and wheezy/updates packages? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=szfqtc_cjskqn_sqpqhrum_q-r0fm7erhxk9u59y93...@mail.gmail.com
