On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:36:38 +0000, Colin Watson wrote: > On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 02:56:10PM -0500, Rick Pasotto wrote: >> When I do 'dpkg -l' now all I get back are installed packages. I used >> to have to grep for an initial 'i' to get just those. How do I see *all* >> available packages? > > dpkg -l \* > > It's been like this ever since I started using Debian, IIRC. >
Or, if he wants a bit of description with the list, he can do: apt-cache search . -- ....................paul Guy: "Would you like to dance?" Girl: "I don't care for this song and surely wouldn't dance with you." Guy: "I'm sorry, you must have misunderstood me, I said you look fat in those pants" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
