On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 09:19:37PM -0500, Adam Heath wrote: > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Michael Bramer wrote: > > > you must only use a translated Packages file and you can use the > > translated descriptions. > > > > maybe you add one of this lines in your apt source lists: > > deb http://gluck.debian.org/~grisu/ddtp/aptable de/woody main > > deb http://gluck.debian.org/~grisu/ddtp/aptable de/sid main > > deb http://gluck.debian.org/~grisu/ddtp/aptable woody main > > dpkg and apt will only show one description of a package. Not everyone on a > machine reads the same language. right. I say: This is a hack. please read it, I say a hack. But normal you have only one or few admins and this admins speaking the same languages. > It's nice that you are doing the storing of these translations, but if the > admin of a system limits the descriptions that dpkg has stored, I would be > none too happy with the admin. and yes, if you use description with dpkg (like dpkg -l) you see the english description. (because this is not a solution and only a hack). But: The description are importent _befor_ you install a package, and you will use dselect, gnome-apt or only apt-cache and in all this programs you will see the translation. and I know german debian distributers, who will add the german descriptions on the woody cd set. only for your information... > > not anything. But this mails is about your package. It is a > > improvement. If you can't use it now, this is your problem. Like > > other wishlist bugs... > > "If I can't use it now, it is my problem." How can I use it? You are saying > I have a choice in whether I use a translated description. However, there is > no choice, as dpkg and apt do not support it. with a changed source.list all apt programs support tranlated descriptions and maybe we will get real suppport. If you realy ask 'How can I use it?' make this: mv /etc/apt/source.list /etc/apt/source.list.old echo "deb http://gluck.debian.org/~grisu/ddtp/aptable de/sid main" > /etc/apt/source.list apt-get update and start apt-cache bash or gnome-apt or use 'apt-cache search bilder' ... after this all make mv /etc/apt/source.list.old /etc/apt/source.list apt-get update Gruss Grisu -- Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer http://www.debian.org PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux Auf Windows 95 laufen so ziemlich alle Spiele. F?r ernsthaftes Arbeiten sollte man aber zus?tzlich ein Betriebssystem installieren. -- unknown
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