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Re: Misclassification of packages; "libs" and "doc" sections



* Jason Henry Parker <jasonp@uq.net.au> [001011 09:54]:
> I find it much easier to ftp to the binary-i386 directory of my
> mirror, and perform searches like
> 
> ftp> ls */*catan*
> 
> It saves a fair bit of time, because sections typically just get in
> the way.  Joey is right.

Why don't you use apt-get for this? Sections _are_ useful for those that
do not know what the name of the package is, etc. 

Roland

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Roland Bauerschmidt <rb@debian.org>



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