Re: get software list of one software repository

[David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>]

Quoting mudongliang (mudongliangabcd@hotmail.com):
>     There are some software repositories on my computer.
>     For example , google chrome software repository
>         deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
>     I also add ubuntu partner in my computer.
>     What I want to ask is how to get software list of someone software
> repository through command line!
>     I can get this information through synaptic graphics.
>     But I don't know how to do it in command line.

If you mean "what packages does someone have access to", then you need
to look at the contents of their /var/lib/apt/lists/ which is
maintained by apt-get update. You might also want to look at apt-cache.

Cheers,
David.