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Re: Generic file finder question ..what tool or database



On Wednesday 06 Mar 2002 5:15 am, Harry Putnam wrote:
>
> What about listing packages in cache that are not installed
> Browsing over man apt-get apt-cache dbkg I didn't notice a command
> that lists all the packages onboard  that are not installed.

Why would you want to do that at the command line ? There are in excess of 
9000 packages in sid ...you would be in for a very long read. Use a front end 
to apt/dpkg such as dselect to display available packages. 

-- 

Simon Hepburn.



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