Re: lists of packages
> > > > > is there any way to get a list of what kde packages are available? The
> > > >
> > > > no way to get a full list. You can find out what packages make up task-kde
> > > > by looking in /var/lib/dpkg/available
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Not to look the free software horse in the mouth, or anything, but is
> > > there anything that can be done about this? It would be terribly
> > > convenient to be able to browse as per www.debian.org/distrib/packages.
> >
> > submit a change request to every Debian package to include some bit of
> > information that would say what it is. I mean...how do you know what is or
> > is not a KDE package. (not every KDE package depends on kde libraries let
> > alone qt)
>
> I don't see why ... isn't that already the case? If you select task-kde in
> dselect, you'll see a whole list of dependencies/recommendations/suggestions
> showing up and each of those packages explains what it does (and
> search for it). If you complain about the lack of information in apt-get
> (that's true, but it's perfect for updates), use an interface like
> dselect/console-apt/aptitude.
task-kde does not contain all kde packages in it...and it never will..that
would be a nightmare to maintain and not the point of task-* packages.
Ivan
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