Re: How to show a number of available packages?

[Dexter <dexter2@nextra.sk>]

Well, I don't know, maybe they use different cache.
But I'm curious, why do you need to know number of available packages?
What is this information good for?
   Dexter2

On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 10:14 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> Thanks, but 'apt-cache stats' tells me that the number of listed
> (Normal) packages (I run unstable) is 16286 while 'synaptic' puts that
> number at 16486.
> 
> malebo
> 
> On 7/7/05, Dexter <dexter2@nextra.sk> wrote:
> > see commands: "apt-cache" and "apt-get". Those are commands for
> > searching and installing debian packages on command line. Maybe you can
> > make some script of it. See manuals.
> >    Dexter2
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2005-07-07 at 06:14 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Could someone tell me of commands that will help me see a number of
> > > available packages. Currently I could only do that with 'synaptic'
> > > which is all I use it for.
> > >
> > > malebo
> > >
>