On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 03:56:40AM -0500, Cindy Sue Causey wrote: > On Sat, 2024-11-16 at 14:36 +0000, Joe wrote: > > On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 06:04:28 -0600 > > 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. > > > > > > Suggestions? > > > > > > You might try Google, with "Debian" (in quotation marks) added to your > > search terms. You will also find other software not submitted to or > > accepted by Debian, but packaged in a .deb file. It is your decision > > whether to trust such software. > > > > > I just tested the following in Google with perfect results (for me): > > dragonfly site:deb.debian.org > > That might not be universal across search engines so a quick query such > as the following might yield something: > > how do i search within specific url in <favorite-search-engine>
"site:" works also with DDG. I wouldn't touch Google with a sanitized ten-foot pole. That said, I'm looking for a DDG replacement, since they devolved to a Bing frontend :-( Cheers -- t
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