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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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