Re: Package to list all other packages in distribution?
Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> writes:
PSG> Wouldn't it be great if there was a Debian package to list,
PSG> decribe and index all other packages?
PSG> Does such a tool already exist? I've been using Debian for over
PSG> a year and I'm still surprised to find out what's available!
How about dselect? I find it adequate (though I seem to have a
reasonably high tolerance for learning obscure key sequences, being
editor-bilingual ;-)
When APT is ready for release, it will provide similar functionality
in a much more usable tool.
PSG> Imagine having .html files that describe every nifty tool on the CD,
PSG> perhaps even with an `Install it!' buttom.
IMO a Web browser is The Wrong Tool for a job like this. (What does
that "Install It!" button do, and how do you do it securely when any
machine on the network can get at your Web server?)
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