Re: Finding files in UNINSTALLED packages

1997-01-01 Thread Daniel S. Barclay
> From: "Boris D. Beletsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Daniel> How do you find which package contains a file you need to > Daniel> install? ... > The file Contents.gz is probably what you are looking for, it is > in the Debian archive in the stable or unstable directories if i am > not mistaken. Y

Re: Finding files in UNINSTALLED packages

1997-01-01 Thread Boris D. Beletsky
Hi Daniel, You wrote: Daniel> Daniel> How do you find which package contains a file you need to Daniel> install? Daniel> Daniel> The dpkg manual page says that "dpkg -S" searches installed Daniel> packages. That has its uses--but it's useless for finding Daniel> which package you need to ins

Finding files in UNINSTALLED packages

1997-01-01 Thread Daniel S. Barclay
How do you find which package contains a file you need to install? The dpkg manual page says that "dpkg -S" searches installed packages. That has its uses--but it's useless for finding which package you need to install to get a specific file. Is there a convenient/standard way to search uninsta