On Mi, 27 mar 19, 08:12:42, Greg Wooledge wrote: > > * apt removes the .deb files that it downloads, after installing them. > apt-get leaves them in /var/cache/. This is configurable, I think. My best guess would be:
$ apt-config dump | grep -i keep Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "0"; > * apt uses non-configurable yellow tty output that is completely unreadable > on a white background. apt-get doesn't do colors, so you can read it > even if you don't override your terminal's background color. > > * apt search uses 3 lines of output for each result, with non-configurable > green text for the package name. apt-cache search uses 1 line of output > for each result, and doesn't mess with colors. At least the green is > mostly readable, albeit still not as good as the default. > > As compensation for the triple line cost and less readable package names, > apt search includes the version number in its results. apt-cache search > does not. The colors are probably optimized for white on black terminals. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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