Re: how to check whether everything is installed
Birgit Kellner wrote:
>(1) How can I check which packages are and which are not installed on my
>system?
dpkg -l
>(2) In case a particular command is not recognized, how can I find out
>what package is needed to make it work?
1. To look for <string> in the list of all _installed_ files:
dpkg -S <string>
2. To look for a file in the complete list of all Debian packaged files,
download Contents-${ARCH}.gz from <debian-mirror>/dists/<distribution/
and zgrep it for the file you want.
>Additional question: What does "mktimes" mean?
No idea.
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