On Sat 16 Nov 2024 at 08:56:51 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 11/16/24 6:55 AM, Henning Follmann wrote: > > > On Nov 16, 2024, at 07:41, Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> wrote: > > > On 11/16/24 6:17 AM, Henning Follmann wrote: > > > > > > On Nov 16, 2024, at 07:04, Richard Owlett <rowl...@access.net> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Synaptic's search nearly useless. > > > > > > > > > > I need a search tool which uses Boolean logic. > > > > > I'm usually looking for a standalone app, NOT an add-on for another > > > > > app. > > > > > Rarely do I want a command line tool.
Is that a way of saying you want one now? > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > TIA > > > > Maybe > > > > apt-cache search ….. > > > > ? > > > > > > That has the logic I want. > > > *BUT* it searches a local cache. > > > I want to search the Debian repository. https://packages.debian.org/index is comprehensive. > > Why don’t you give it a try. I think you will > > be pleasantly surprised. > > :) > > No I wouldn't. Its manpage explicitly says it searches a local cache > and even warns that such may not be up-to-date. Most people want to limit their search to the architecture they use, and to packages they have access to (ie, from their sources.list). As for up-to-dateness, you do run apt-get update now and again? On Sat 16 Nov 2024 at 08:57:12 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote: > On 11/16/24 7:58 AM, Chris Green wrote: > > apt-file searches the repositories, you'll probably need to install it > > as it's not installed by default. > > Yes. Its manpage explicitly says it searches the repository. Be aware that apt-file searches for filenames in packages, rather than package names and their descriptions. (And that's filenames, not pathnames.) Cheers, David.
