On Du, 04 mai 14, 04:01:25, Tom H wrote:
>
> I've never used this search term but aptitude has a search for new
> packages. I assume that a package is somehow marked as new after
> "apt-get update" or "aptitude update".
New means packages not previously existing in *any* repository, so in
the context of backports it's only useful to see which packages not
already available in stable have been added. For this use-case you don't
need additional additional patterns. In interactive mode new packages
are displayed under a dedicated heading.
If one is watching for new packages it also makes sense to clear the
list from time to time:
aptitude --forget-new
('f' in interactive mode)
Kind regards,
Andrei
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