Re: but I want the GNU versions of packages

[Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>]

On Sat, Jun 28, 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote:

> Do I look in Packages.gz for Conflicts:, and then look in Description:
> for "this is the GNU version of..."?

   No need for such a fastidious search. Use this instead:

     apt-get install `apt-cache search gnu | sed 's/ .*//'`

Cheers,
-- 
Sam.