Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread tomas
On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 10:56:47AM +, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:45:32 +0100 > wrote: > > Hello to...@tuxteam.de, > > >I thought that too, but according to the man page, apt-get update does > {snipped} > > Okay, fair enough. I'm new to

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread Greg
On 2025-03-13, wrote: > > You don't need apt-file update anymore. Apt update or apt-get update do > the trick. (Apt-file update won't hurt, though). Maybe you could fix the wiki in this case. https://wiki.debian.org/apt-file

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread tomas
On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 04:29:56PM -, Greg wrote: > On 2025-03-13, wrote: > > > > I thought that too, but according to the man page, apt-get update does > > that job, too (I was always wondering to find my apt-file database > > up to date and suspected some well

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread Greg
On 2025-03-13, wrote: > > I thought that too, but according to the man page, apt-get update does > that job, too (I was always wondering to find my apt-file database > up to date and suspected some well-meaning cron job, but that seems > to be the secret :-) apt-get update o

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread Brad Rogers
On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:45:32 +0100 wrote: Hello to...@tuxteam.de, >I thought that too, but according to the man page, apt-get update does {snipped} Okay, fair enough. I'm new to apt-file so haven't fully absorbed all required knowledge yet. >Hanlon's Corollary: it's

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread tomas
On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 09:19:12AM +, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:59:49 +0200 > Henrik Ahlgren wrote: > > Hello Henrik, > > >> Why when I run `apt-file show phoenix` nothing happens? > >Just to confirm, you ran `apt-get update` before that, c

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread Brad Rogers
On Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:59:49 +0200 Henrik Ahlgren wrote: Hello Henrik, >> Why when I run `apt-file show phoenix` nothing happens? >Just to confirm, you ran `apt-get update` before that, correct? apt-*file* update (emphasis is mine), surely? -- Regards _ "Valid si

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-13 Thread Henrik Ahlgren
Modaresi Soft Hard writes: > I added our Repo to sources.list.d/ > > Why when I run `apt-file show phoenix` nothing happens? Just to confirm, you ran `apt-get update` before that, correct?

Re: Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-12 Thread tomas
On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 02:13:05AM +, Modaresi Soft Hard wrote: > We created several packages in > https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:celenity (OBS) Apt-file relies on the Contents file, which your repository must provide (possibly you have to tell your instance of apt-file

Why installed files of my package doen't show with apt-file

2025-03-12 Thread Modaresi Soft Hard
We created several packages in https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/home:celenity (OBS) I added our Repo to sources.list.d/ Why when I run `apt-file show phoenix` nothing happens? What should I observe in the packaging? You can download deb files and the files we use to create a deb

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-26 Thread dulev
t; > there are a lot Contents-*.gz files. My repository is created with > > reprepro following the wiki[2]. But I cannot find information about the > > missing Contents-* files. What is the intended workflow to create them? > > > > The files of my packages are not included i

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-26 Thread dulev
t; > there are a lot Contents-*.gz files. My repository is created with > > reprepro following the wiki[2]. But I cannot find information about the > > missing Contents-* files. What is the intended workflow to create them? > > > > The files of my packages are not included i

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-25 Thread Frank Jezzer
iki[2]. But I cannot find information about the > missing Contents-* files. What is the intended workflow to create them? > > The files of my packages are not included in the database of apt-file, > the mandatory ``apt-file update'' does not help to find files or show > files

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:57:42 + (GMT) Tim Woodall wrote: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > > > I don't know any tool to generate them, and I don't know the > > workflow. > > apt-ftparchive > generates them. It's not the easiest thing to use though. My first run before reprep

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:13:20 +0100 Frank Guthausen wrote: > > The repository itself works fine. But I cannot use apt-file to show or > find content of packages. And all the Contents-*.gz files are missing. Peter Pentchev posted the solution in debian-devel[1]. It's a configurati

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Tim Woodall
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:51:58 + (GMT) Tim Woodall wrote: On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: The files of my packages are not included in the database of apt-file, the mandatory ``apt-file update'' does not help to find fil

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:51:58 + (GMT) Tim Woodall wrote: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2024, Frank Guthausen wrote: > > > > The files of my packages are not included in the database of > > apt-file, the mandatory ``apt-file update'' does not help to find > > files or

Re: repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Tim Woodall
But I cannot find information about the missing Contents-* files. What is the intended workflow to create them? The files of my packages are not included in the database of apt-file, the mandatory ``apt-file update'' does not help to find files or show files in my packages. I guess t

repository setup and apt-file usage

2024-12-18 Thread Frank Guthausen
ssing Contents-* files. What is the intended workflow to create them? The files of my packages are not included in the database of apt-file, the mandatory ``apt-file update'' does not help to find files or show files in my packages. I guess the problems are related. What can I do to solve tho

Please clarify that apt-file can also search for parts of the full path of a file

2014-10-25 Thread Andrei POPESCU
Package: apt-file Severity: minor On Vi, 24 oct 14, 13:44:06, Malte Forkel wrote: > Am 24.10.2014 um 13:08 schrieb Darac Marjal: > > Actually, apt-file will search the whole path (try 'apt-file search > > bin'). If you like, try the -x option to apt-file to specify a

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-25 Thread Mark Filipak
I think 'm[^/]*$' will match (parse) all end-parts that begin with 'm'. I think '.*/m[^/]*$' will match (find) all full-paths that have an end-part that begins with 'm' (or either of: 'm' or 'M' if 'i' flag is used). I addressed parsing, not finding. In javascript, regExp=/.*\/m[^\/]*$/i; would r

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-25 Thread Morel Bérenger
Le Lun 25 février 2013 2:23, David Christensen a écrit : > On 02/24/13 16:48, Mark Filipak wrote: > >> Okay, here's my plan: >> Linux - Mainly for WWW browsing & email. >> Windows XP - For engineering applications & games - no networking at >> all. Either multiboot, or VMware player with Linux host

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread David Christensen
On 02/24/13 16:48, Mark Filipak wrote: Okay, here's my plan: Linux - Mainly for WWW browsing & email. Windows XP - For engineering applications & games - no networking at all. Either multiboot, or VMware player with Linux host/WinXP client. Comments? Advice? KISS. My first step at multiboot was

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος
a small correction of mine. i wanted to match not only last part but beggining of last part . so your solution is ok and thanks. Based on it with a small addition i can match the beggining of the last part of full path. So: 'm[^\/]*$' (why \ needs quoting? , i think is not special character in

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος
> For end of the fullpath, search for '[^\/]*$' > For end of the fullpath that begins with 'm', search for 'm[^\/]*$' > 'm[^\/]*$' (why \ needs quoting? , i think is not special character in perl reg exprs) 'm[^/]*$' it will also match /bla/mbla/bla . But based on your hint i think solution i

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Mark Filipak
for '[^\/]*$' For end of the fullpath that begins with 'm', search for 'm[^\/]*$' Caveats: I don't know perl & I don't use apt-file & I don't use linux. (I lurk the Debian list because I'm considering trying Debian.) My knowledge is java

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Mark Filipak wrote: For end of the fullpath, search for '[^\/]*$' For end of the fullpath that begins with 'm', search for 'm[^\/]*$' Caveats: I don't know perl & I don't use apt-file & I don't use linux. (I lurk the Debian list bec

Re: How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Mark Filipak
For end of the fullpath, search for '[^\/]*$' For end of the fullpath that begins with 'm', search for 'm[^\/]*$' Caveats: I don't know perl & I don't use apt-file & I don't use linux. (I lurk the Debian list because I'm considering

How to match last part of fullpath in apt-file with a perl reg-exp?

2013-02-24 Thread Πρεκατές Αλέξανδρος
How can i match the last part of a full pathnname? eg: apt-file -x search '^m.*' matches full paths with their topmost dirname started with 'm' . How can i match the last part or the full path to start with m for example ? aprekates http://librebytes.gr -- To U

apt-file update - unable to get files

2010-01-03 Thread Chris Jones
I had not used apt-file in ages, and thought I'd sync' the local cache before searching and this is what I get: Can't get http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/C

Re: apt-file update doesn't get Contents-i386.gz from my own apt repository

2009-12-12 Thread Peter Michaux
avoided these days. > > (See > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_small_public_package_archive > ) It seems that a "simple repository" directory structure is the problem. "apt-file update" only searches in a more complex, standard apt repos

Re: apt-file update doesn't get Contents-i386.gz from my own apt repository

2009-12-12 Thread Peter Michaux
s.list then libconfig-properties-perl cannot be found: "Package libconfig-properties-perl has no installation candidate". > If it is from file:///home/code/apt, secure APT should > complain (as I understand when I made my local repository as local http > service. file:// may be

Re: apt-file update doesn't get Contents-i386.gz from my own apt repository

2009-12-12 Thread Osamu Aoki
l from some properly made remote repository ... most likely from http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/. If it is from file:///home/code/apt, secure APT should complain (as I understand when I made my local repository as local http service. file:// may be different from http:// ... though.)

apt-file update doesn't get Contents-i386.gz from my own apt repository

2009-12-11 Thread Peter Michaux
de/apt ./ EOF # apt-get update Ign file: ./ Release.gpg Ign file: ./ Release Ign file: ./ Packages ... # apt-get install libconfig-properties-perl ... # perl -MConfig::Properties -e 'print($Config::Properties::VERSION."\n");' 1.70 Great. That works. I cannot seem t

Re: "apt-file update" error because missing Contents-i386.gz file

2009-12-11 Thread Liam O'Toole
org/debian lenny main contrib > > When I do "apt-file update" I see the following error. > > Can't get http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/Contents-i386.gz > > Sure enough that file doesn't exist. > > Is this a known issue? Any solution other th

Re: "apt-file update" error because missing Contents-i386.gz file

2009-12-11 Thread Sven Joachim
bian lenny main contrib > > When I do "apt-file update" I see the following error. > > Can't get http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/Contents-i386.gz > > Sure enough that file doesn't exist. > > Is this a known issue? Yes, bug #479585¹. > A

Re: "apt-file update" error because missing Contents-i386.gz file

2009-12-11 Thread Camaleón
.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib > > When I do "apt-file update" I see the following error. > > Can't get > http://security.debian.org/dists/lenny/updates/Contents-i386.gz > > Sure enough that file doesn't exist. > > Is this a known issue?

"apt-file update" error because missing Contents-i386.gz file

2009-12-10 Thread Peter Michaux
Hi, I have a new Debian Lenny system. The /etc/apt/sources.list file contains deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian lenny main contrib When I do "apt-file update"

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-18 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 08:58:08AM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote: > apt-file search /bin/command (filename) as someone else already noted, search for: bin/command just in case it is in /sbin or /usr/sbin . -- Tzafrir Cohen | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | VIM is http://tzafrir.org

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-17 Thread Stephen Liu
In > > some other case if we have no idea of the package. We only know > the > > command/file. How can we find the package? "apt-cache search > > command/file" doesn't always work. > > I do not understand your problem, since if you know the filename,

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-17 Thread Michelle Konzack
/file. How can we find the package? "apt-cache search > command/file" doesn't always work. I do not understand your problem, since if you know the filename, why does 'apt-file search ' not work for you? I use it since apt-file exist and have not a singel problem wit

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Florian Kulzer
This is only an example. We already know mysqladmin coming from > mysql-server/-client. Therefore we can add mysql on the search. In > some other case if we have no idea of the package. We only know the > command/file. How can we find the package? "apt-cache search > command

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Chris Burkhardt
lStephen Liu wrote: > Hi Johannes, > > > Thanks for your advice. I got it done. > > > Now; > > $ apt-file list mysqladmin > $ apt-file show mysqladmin > Both without printout That is expected: there is no package named 'mysqladmin' (list/show lists

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Stephen Liu
--- Jochen Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen Liu: > > > > What I'm looking for is the package providing the command > 'mysqladmin' > > if neither having MySQL installed nor knowing which package > provides > > mysqladmin. I need to install that package. > > What about a simple 'apt-c

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Jochen Schulz
Stephen Liu: > > What I'm looking for is the package providing the command 'mysqladmin' > if neither having MySQL installed nor knowing which package provides > mysqladmin. I need to install that package. What about a simple 'apt-cache search mysql admin'? It reveals there is a package named mys

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Stephen Liu
--- David Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:15 AM, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I have wajig installed but don't know how to use it making search. > > 'man wajig' is very simple not much info provided. > > I get: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ wajig whichpkg m

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread David Fox
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:15 AM, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have wajig installed but don't know how to use it making search. > 'man wajig' is very simple not much info provided. I get: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ wajig whichpkg mysqladmin JIG Warning: fping was not found. Consider instal

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Stephen Liu
--- Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-10-15 12:24, Stephen Liu wrote: > > $ apt-file find mysqladmin > > $ apt-file search mysqladmin > > $ apt-file list mysqladmin > > $ apt-file show mysqladmin > > > > All without output &g

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
On 2008-10-15 12:24, Stephen Liu wrote: > $ apt-file find mysqladmin > $ apt-file search mysqladmin > $ apt-file list mysqladmin > $ apt-file show mysqladmin > > All without output You have to run 'apt-file update' in order to populate apt-file's data bas

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Stephen Liu
--- Chris Burkhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stephen Liu wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > > > Etch > > > > > > Reading man apt-file I can't resolve what flag to be up to find a > > package which provides a named tool/command. &

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-15 Thread Stephen Liu
--- David Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Or any other packages will be more suitable for this job? > > I prefer wajig over apt-file - > > $ wajig whichfile > > gives yo

Re: About apt-file

2008-10-14 Thread Chris Burkhardt
Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi folks, > > > Etch > > > Reading man apt-file I can't resolve what flag to be up to find a > package which provides a named tool/command. > > e.g. mysqladmin coming form mysql-server apt-file search mysqladmin apt-file search `which

About apt-file

2008-10-14 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi folks, Etch Reading man apt-file I can't resolve what flag to be up to find a package which provides a named tool/command. e.g. mysqladmin coming form mysql-server Or any other packages will be more suitable for this job? TIA B.R. Stephen L Send instant messages to your o

Need to update apt file?

2008-04-17 Thread Patrick Wiseman
Hello: After a post-upgrade reboot of my testing system this morning, there was a lightbulb icon in my system tray, advising that I need to update the apt file. But running the command to do so yields # /usr/share/apt-file/do-apt-file-update Can't get http://security.debian.org/dists/te

Re: apt-file

2007-12-22 Thread David Fox
On 12/18/07, Arthur Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > apt-file update > > tried to download some huge Contents.gz files, so I purged apt-file. If > diffs were produced of Contents.gz files so that subsequent "apt-file > update" runs were relatively brief, it

[Fwd: Re: apt-file]

2007-12-19 Thread Arthur Marsh
Resending due to errors: Original Message Subject: Re: apt-file Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:44:33 +1030 From: Arthur Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.linux.debian.user References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wu-Kung Sun wrote, on 200

Re: apt-file

2007-12-18 Thread Arthur Marsh
Wu-Kung Sun wrote, on 2007-12-02 07:15: On Dec 1, 2007 2:21 PM, Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: how do you use apt-file? I'm trying to use 'apt-file find pg_resetxlog' and it returns nothing but this fails to: which psql --> /usr/bin/psql apt-file find psql -

Re: apt-file

2007-12-01 Thread Wu-Kung Sun
On Dec 1, 2007 2:21 PM, Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how do you use apt-file? > > I'm trying to use 'apt-file find pg_resetxlog' and it returns nothing > > but this fails to: > which psql --> /usr/bin/psql > > apt-file find psql --&g

apt-file

2007-12-01 Thread Tom Allison
how do you use apt-file? I'm trying to use 'apt-file find pg_resetxlog' and it returns nothing but this fails to: which psql --> /usr/bin/psql apt-file find psql --> nothing Well, I know something put that file there because I installed it using aptitude. I *really* n

apt-file behin HTTP proxy

2007-08-01 Thread Kumar Appaiah
Dear Debian user, Is there a way to use apt-file with a HTTP proxy server? I don't seem to be able to get it working with just an export http_proxy="..." and apt-file update. Thanks. Kumar -- Kumar Appaiah, 458, Jamuna Hostel, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 6

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-08 Thread swhe
On 7/6/06, Lubos Vrbka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's likely nothing you did. See this message from eariler Sunday: > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/07/msg00074.html > > I just verified today (Tuesday) that the Contents-i386 files that > apt-file uses

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-05 Thread Aaron Maxwell
ons are here: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting > >> apt-file on unstable seems to work fine... > > > > Really? Interesting. Is the Contents-i386.gz file downloaded via > > unstable empty? > > my mistake - it is amd64 machine, but the files in > /var/cache/apt/apt-fil

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-05 Thread Lubos Vrbka
is the bug already filed? it doesn't seem to be for me... but maybe i missed something on the bugs.debian.org. No. would you be willing to submit the bug? apt-file on unstable seems to work fine... Really? Interesting. Is the Contents-i386.gz file downloaded via unstable empty?

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-05 Thread Aaron Maxwell
On Wednesday 05 July 2006 09:43 am, Lubos Vrbka wrote: > is the bug already filed? it doesn't seem to be for me... but maybe i > missed something on the bugs.debian.org. No. > apt-file on unstable seems to work fine... Really? Interesting. Is the Contents-i386.gz file downloaded

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-05 Thread Lubos Vrbka
It's likely nothing you did. See this message from eariler Sunday: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/07/msg00074.html I just verified today (Tuesday) that the Contents-i386 files that apt-file uses are still being generated empty. That's a bug. I believe that apt-file c

Re: apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-04 Thread Aaron Maxwell
On Sunday 02 July 2006 02:53 am, Lubos Vrbka wrote: > i installed apt-file on my i386 etch box. i did apt-file update, > however using apt-file search doesn't provide any output (i replaced > the address of our institutional debian mirror with xx.xx.xx in the > following outpu

apt-file problem - no output

2006-07-02 Thread Lubos Vrbka
hi guys, me again :( together with the problems reported before, there is another one. i installed apt-file on my i386 etch box. i did apt-file update, however using apt-file search doesn't provide any output (i replaced the address of our institutional debian mirror with xx.xx.xx i

Re: Is apt-file working in Testing ?

2006-07-01 Thread Daniel Lublin
Liam O'Toole gmail.com> writes: [..] > > The "Contents" files are not being maintained. See > > http://ftp.debian.org/dists/etch/Contents-i386.gz > > for example. Ditto with unstable. apt-file needs those files to build > its cache of package conte

Re: Is apt-file working in Testing ?

2006-06-28 Thread Liam O'Toole
On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:24:39 -0500 "Sergio Cuéllar Valdés" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Today I tried to use apt-file, I made a apt-file update, I got no > output of the command. And when I try to make a search I get no > answer. > > [EMAIL

Re: Is apt-file working in Testing ?

2006-06-28 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
On 6/28/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Have you tried running sudo apt-file update before doing the search? Yes -- "Meine Hoffnung soll mich leiten Durch die Tage ohne Dich Und die Liebe soll mich tragen Wenn der Schmerz die Hoffnung bricht" -- To UN

Re: Is apt-file working in Testing ?

2006-06-28 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
On Wednesday 28 June 2006 13:24, Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: > Hello, > > Today I tried to use apt-file, I made a apt-file update, I got no > output of the command. And when I try to make a search I get no > answer. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-file search stdio.h > [EMAIL

Is apt-file working in Testing ?

2006-06-28 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
Hello, Today I tried to use apt-file, I made a apt-file update, I got no output of the command. And when I try to make a search I get no answer. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-file search stdio.h [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Best regards, Sergio -- "Meine Hoffnung soll mich leiten Durch die Tage ohne

apt-file will not update: bad link to the file list on security.debian.org

2006-05-03 Thread Jonathan Wilson
I am used to using apt-file to look at some information about packages before I install them - specifically the list of what file they provide ( "apt-file list" ). apt-file has to be updated with apt-file update just like apt-get does. For the last few days I've been trying to

Re: making apt-file do it's job

2005-09-16 Thread Juraj Fedel
> to get the indexes recreated. Then apt-file update, like you > did, then apt-file search. After installation I did apt-cdrom add for each CD. That was not problem, I can install packages from all CDs, also I can use 'apt-cache search' and it use all 14 CD but 'apt-file update

Re: mkaing apt-file do it's job

2005-09-15 Thread Sergio Cuéllar Valdés
> I have installed debian from CDs. When I run 'apt-file search bash' > I get no (empty) result. > If I run apt-file update all I got is error: > cp: cannot stat /cdrom/dists/unstable/Contents-i386.gz': No such > file or directory > And indeed there is no suc

Re: mkaing apt-file do it's job

2005-09-15 Thread Stephen R Laniel
apt-cdrom: it looks like you'll do something like sudo apt-cdrom add to get the indexes recreated. Then apt-file update, like you did, then apt-file search. -- Stephen R. Laniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] +(617) 308-5571 http://laniels.org/ PGP key: http://laniels.org/slaniel.key signature.asc Description: Digital signature

mkaing apt-file do it's job

2005-09-15 Thread Juraj Fedel
I have installed debian from CDs. When I run 'apt-file search bash' I get no (empty) result. If I run apt-file update all I got is error: cp: cannot stat /cdrom/dists/unstable/Contents-i386.gz': No such file or directory And indeed there is no such a file. How can I recr

mkaing apt-file do it's job

2005-09-07 Thread Juraj Fedel
I have installed debian from CDs. When I run apt-file update all I got is error: cp: cannot stat /cdrom/dists/unstable/Contents-i386.gz': No such file or directory And indeed there is no such a file. How can I recreate that file for each of 14 CD I have? Juraj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

apt-file update gives errors

2005-05-11 Thread Kamaraju Kusumanchi
$sudo apt-file update String found where operator expected at (eval 2) line 1, near "*404' > /dev/null || (curl -z "/" -R -o "/" "/dists//Contents-.gz" && chmod 644 "/")'" (Missing operator before ' > /dev

Re: apt-file fails???

2005-01-06 Thread Adam Aube
David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > Adam Aube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> David Dyer-Bennet wrote: >> >>> After installing apt-file, it doesn't work; erroring out, in fact. Is >>> there some missing dependency, perhaps? >> A quick check of the BTS (&q

Re: apt-file fails???

2005-01-06 Thread Thomas Adam
--- David Dyer-Bennet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > player ddb# apt-file update > Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" (perhaps > you forgot to load "URI::_foreign"?) at /usr/bin/apt-file line 189. It seems you don'

Re: apt-file fails???

2005-01-06 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
Adam Aube <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > >> After installing apt-file, it doesn't work; erroring out, in fact. Is >> there some missing dependency, perhaps? > >> player ddb# apt-file update >> Can't locate object method &

Re: apt-file fails???

2005-01-06 Thread Adam Aube
David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > After installing apt-file, it doesn't work; erroring out, in fact. Is > there some missing dependency, perhaps? > player ddb# apt-file update > Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" (perhaps > you

apt-file fails???

2005-01-06 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
After installing apt-file, it doesn't work; erroring out, in fact. Is there some missing dependency, perhaps? Here's the install, the failure, and a check: player ddb# apt-get install apt-file libapt-pkg-perl Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done The fol

Re: apt-file usage

2004-05-12 Thread Matt Price
On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 09:55:38AM -0700, Carlos Hanson wrote: > Did you do an update first? > > # apt-file update err no. sorry for bothering the list. thanks for the tip! m > > > On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:25:58 -0400 > Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: apt-file usage

2004-05-12 Thread Carlos Hanson
Did you do an update first? # apt-file update On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:25:58 -0400 Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to understand how to use apt-file. I've just installed it > on unstable (2.0.3-6) and am using what I believe is the defa

apt-file usage

2004-05-12 Thread Matt Price
Hi, I'm trying to understand how to use apt-file. I've just installed it on unstable (2.0.3-6) and am using what I believe is the default /etc/apt/apt-file.conf (follows below). when I try: apt-file list mozilla-firefox or apt-file search firefox I get nothing. Am I doing somet

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distr

2004-04-19 Thread dircha
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a thought. Do I need to edit my /etc/apt/sources.list (I assume aptitude is using this too) prior to checking out packages in other distributions? i.e. do I need to add url for sid in the sources.list if I want to check out packages in experimental? Yes, aptitude uses

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distr

2004-04-19 Thread users
Just a thought. Do I need to edit my /etc/apt/sources.list (I assume aptitude is using this too) prior to checking out packages in other distributions? i.e. do I need to add url for sid in the sources.list if I want to check out packages in experimental? Thanks ! PS. Presently I only have URLs in

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distr

2004-04-19 Thread dircha
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: apt-cache show fontconfigDisplays fontconfig version to be 2.2.2-1 [code:1:565f94e986]aptitude show ~Astable ~nfontconfig[/code:1:565f94e986] [code:1:565f94e986]aptitude show ~Aunstable ~nfontconfig[/code:1:565f94e986] [code:1:565f94e986]aptitude show ~Aexperimental ~nfontc

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distr

2004-04-19 Thread users
-04-18 at 13:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What arguement should I use with 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file > search' to specific the distribution? > > Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in > unstable distribution, what would

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distribut

2004-04-19 Thread Kevin Mark
; deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free > > What arguement should I use with 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file > search' to specific the distribution? > > Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in > unstab

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distribut

2004-04-18 Thread dircha
David Clymer wrote: On Sun, 2004-04-18 at 13:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What arguement should I use with 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file search' to specific the distribution? Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in unstable distribution, wha

Re: How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distribut

2004-04-18 Thread David Clymer
On Sun, 2004-04-18 at 13:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > What arguement should I use with 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file > search' to specific the distribution? > > Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in > unstable distributio

How to 'apt-cache search'&'apt-file search' by distribut

2004-04-18 Thread users
; and 'apt-file search' to specific the distribution? Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in unstable distribution, what would the complete command for 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file search'? Thanks ! Message posted via www.linuxfor

Re: apt-file woes

2004-01-27 Thread Kevin Mark
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 05:33:38PM +0800, Jasmine CHUA wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Hi all, > > I faced a problem when I tried to do: > apt-file search kernel-package > Can't locate object method "host" via package &qu

RE: apt-file woes

2004-01-26 Thread Jasmine CHUA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Florian, Thanks for your time! ;-) Jasmine -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 7.0.1 iQA/AwUBQBYGwv4wcdIw6CVjEQL5gACgtoTCP11L7J17cIXibqfF+4NFR9EAoOTx seWHxO81jVdi/F0YMXeoUjkN =RDPw -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: apt-file woes

2004-01-26 Thread Florian Ernst
Hello Jasmine! On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 05:33:38PM +0800, Jasmine CHUA wrote: I faced a problem when I tried to do: apt-file search kernel-package Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" (perhaps you forgot to load "URI::_foreign"?) at /us

apt-file woes

2004-01-26 Thread Jasmine CHUA
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I faced a problem when I tried to do: apt-file search kernel-package Can't locate object method "host" via package "URI::_foreign" (perhaps you forgot to load "URI::_foreign"?) at /usr/bin/apt-file lin

Re: apt-file in Woody with CD's fails with "URI::_foreign" error

2003-12-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
s. keeling wrote: Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: Woody apt-file when sources.list contains CD's fails with: Last I heard, apt-cdrom was either broken or deprecated. Someone correct me if that's wrong? If that is so, how does one add CD's to sources.list? Hugo. -- To UNSUBS

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