Re: Number of Debian packages available.

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Tue 16 Oct 2012 at 11:30:41 +0100, Lisi wrote:

> I have searched Wikipedia and the Debian wiki.  I have Googled.  I am clearly 
> using the wrong search terms, although I tried rewording in sundry different 
> ways.
> 
> Approximately, in round terms, how may packages are available in Debian 
> (Squeeze?)
> 1. in main
> 2. in main, contrib and non-free

Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list to have only the line

   deb <your_mirror> squeeze non-free

Then

   apt-get update

and look at the output.

Add "contrib" to the line above and repeat, Do the same with "main" added.
Do sums.