Re: Debian package containing perl Date/Parse.pm
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:18:02 +0100
otto.wyss@orpatec.ch (Otto Wyss) wrote:
> William Ballard <nospam_40811@alltel.net> wrote:
>
> > On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 05:18:34PM +0100, Otto Wyss wrote:
> > > Does anyone know in which Debian package the perl module
> > > Date::Parse is hidden?
> >
> > apt-get install apt-file
> > apt-file update
> > apt-file search Parse.pm
>
> Sorry I don't use apt and "dpkg -S Parse.pm", which probably is the
> same as "apt-file search Parse.pm" doesn't find anything.
Actually, dpkg -S only tells you which package installed a file if it's
already installed on your system. If you need to know which package to
install, apt-file or packages.debian.org is what you need.
HTH,
Jacob
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