Re: How to list packages in various priorities or sections

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2010-04-05 21:28, John Hasler wrote:
> Ron Johnson writes:
> > How does one do this in The One True Package Manager?
>
> thumper/~ apt-cache search "One True Package Manager"
> thumper/~ 
>
> Nope.  Can't find it. 

You must not have the correct repos:

$ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
  Installed: 0.7.25.3
  Candidate: 0.7.25.3
Packages
 *** 0.7.25.3 0
        500 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org unstable/ideologically-pure 
Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


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