Re: Where is calculator?
Subject: Re: Where is calculator?
Date: Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 10:35:27AM -0400
In reply to:Wayne Topa
Quoting Wayne Topa(wtopa@dmcom.net):
>
> Subject: Where is calculator?
> Date: Mon, Oct 16, 2000 at 11:52:25AM +0100
>
> In reply to:Anthony Campbell
>
> Quoting Anthony Campbell(a.campbell@doctors.org.uk):
> > I'm sure I used to have a program called calculator (or xcalc?) in
> > Slink, but it doesn't seem to be there in Potato. Is it in Woody?
> >
>
> It seems to be in both potato and woody.
>
> -------------------- cut -----------------
> #!/bin/sh
> # Grep for file in packages lists
> PKGLST='/var/state/apt/lists/*'
> egrep -i "$1" $PKGLST
> -------------------- cut -----------------
>
> $ grepfile xcalc
> /var/state/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%202.2%20r0%20%5fPotato%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-1%20(20000814)_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages: ico, listres, showfont, viewres, xbiff, xcalc, xditview, xedit, xev,
> /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages: ico, listres, showfont, viewres, xbiff, xcalc, xditview, xedit, xev,
>
> $ less /var/state/apt/lists/debian.midco.net_debian_dists_potato_main_binary-i386_Packages
> the '/' for xcalc
That is the long way!! :-( Old habits are hard to kick!
Debian developers have made it even easier with the apt-cache program.
apt-cache search calculator
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