Hi, 20 juin 2020 à 10:29 de ihor@antonovs.family:
> I often use https://packages.debian.org to look up package information. > I often search for binary and source packages, across various releases > > I wish there was a way to do it without using a web browser. Is there some > sort of CLI interface to packages.debian org? > > Or maybe I need to add *everything* to my /etc/apt/sources.list ? > > Any recommendations are appreciated. > Mostly via: * apt[-cache] search [-n] my_term * apt showsrc my_package * apt-file search my_file * apt-file show my_package * dpkg -S my_installed_file * dpkg -L my_installed_package However, those apt commands search on your configured repositories (and dpkg looks only into what has been installed). I don't think it would be a good idea to add all other repositories just to be able to include them in your searches. There would be too many side-effects regarding the maintainability of your system. Or maybe inside an isolated environment otherwise...? Best regards, l0f4r0
