Re: finding the category of a package.

2011-05-11 Thread Wayne Topa
On 05/11/2011 02:01 PM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: Folk, By examining the repositories, a user can learn whether a package is in main or contrib or non-free. Is there any other way to find the category of a package? http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/ shows that 3270-common is non-free but doe

Re (2): finding the category of a package.

2011-05-11 Thread peasthope
From: Axel Freyn Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 19:11:56 +0200 > I use normally "apt-cache show" > apt-cache show shorewall > Then you get the Filename: > Filename: pool/main/s/shorewall/shorewall_4.4.11.6-3_all.deb > ==> it is in main Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Telephone 1 360 450 2132. bcc:

Re: finding the category of a package.

2011-05-11 Thread Siard
peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: > By examining the repositories, a user can learn whether a package > is in main or contrib or non-free. Is there any other way to find > the category of a package? > > http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/ shows that 3270-common is > non-free but doesn't show the cat

Re: finding the category of a package.

2011-05-11 Thread Axel Freyn
Hi, On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 10:01:32AM -0800, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: > Folk, > By examining the repositories, a user can learn whether a package > is in main or contrib or non-free. Is there any other way to find > the category of a package? > > http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/ shows th

finding the category of a package.

2011-05-11 Thread peasthope
Folk, By examining the repositories, a user can learn whether a package is in main or contrib or non-free. Is there any other way to find the category of a package? http://packages.debian.org/stable/net/ shows that 3270-common is non-free but doesn't show the category of shorewall. "dpkg -l s