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Re: oddity in apt-cache



Florian Kulzer wrote:
> I think many people would not like it if apt-cache no longer found the
> local packages, custom kernels, etc. If a package is still installed
> then its information is included in apt's package cache, and "apt-cache"
> bases all its results on this cache. It does not query the repositories
> at all but it gets this information indirectly whenever you run "apt-get
> update" (or aptitude, etc.).
> 
> If you want to run queries on what is available in the repositories you
> will probably have to use "apt-file" or "rmadison" (from package
> "devscripts").

You can use apt-cache policy to see what suites if any a package is
available in.

-- 
see shy jo

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