> > "k" == ktb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> k> Salman Ahmed wrote:
> >> What is the difference b/w /var/lib/dpkg/status and
> k> If you run 'dpkg -s you will see the output. It
> k> basically gives you a description and tells you the status
> k> (installed or not inst
> /var/lib/dpkg/available is the file that keeps track of all packages currently
> available to be installed, based on the package info retrieved by apt-get
> update
> and your sources.list file.
>
> /var/lib/dpkg/status is the database file that contains information about the
> state of all pack
Salman Ahmed wrote:
>
> What is the difference b/w /var/lib/dpkg/status and
If you run 'dpkg -s you will see the output. It basically
gives you a description and tells you the status (installed or not
installed) in regards to your system.
> /var/lib/dpkg/available ?
Will show you what is a po
/var/lib/dpkg/available is the file that keeps track of all packages currently
available to be installed, based on the package info retrieved by apt-get update
and your sources.list file.
/var/lib/dpkg/status is the database file that contains information about the
state of all packages currently
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