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Re: LEAN Debian install: Exploring task selection menu



On 09/09/2020 10:30 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 09/09/2020 09:58 AM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
On Wed, Sep 09, 2020 at 09:35:14AM -0500, David Wright wrote:
On Wed 09 Sep 2020 at 08:27:13 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
2. How do I search the repository for those packages that have a
    priority “standard”? [2]

Use   dpkg-query   with $Package and $Priority and grep for standard.
You'll need to set --admindir appropriately.

aptitude search '~pStandard'


Thank you. That was what I needed. I can see myself using most of them. Some the truncated description is tantalizing enough that I'll will investigate them further.


The manpage [https://manpages.debian.org/buster/aptitude/aptitude.8.en.html] makes multiple references to "the aptitude reference manual" but gives no link.

Where do I find it?




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