Re: Search results for linux-image and kernel-image via apt and packages.debian.org conflicts

[Pankaj Jangid <pankaj@codeisgreat.org>]

David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> writes:

> On Sun 30 Jan 2022 at 09:29:29 (+0530), Pankaj Jangid wrote:
>> When I search via apt i.e. ‘apt search linux-image’ gives results:
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> Sorting...
>> Full Text Search...
>> linux-headers-5.10.0-10-amd64/stable 5.10.84-1 amd64
>>   Header files for Linux 5.10.0-10-amd64
>> 
>> linux-headers-5.10.0-10-cloud-amd64/stable 5.10.84-1 amd64
>>   Header files for Linux 5.10.0-10-cloud-amd64
>> 
>> linux-headers-5.10.0-10-rt-amd64/stable 5.10.84-1 amd64
>>   Header files for Linux 5.10.0-10-rt-amd64
>> 
>> linux-headers-5.10.0-11-amd64/stable-security,now 5.10.92-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
>>   Header files for Linux 5.10.0-11-amd64
>> ...
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> … and all these packages are for /only/ your amd64 architecture.
> There are about 55 packages in all.
>
>> But on ‘packages.debian.org’ search for ‘linux-image’ in stable gives
>> zero result.
>
> Because there are too many to display (perhaps > ~100).
> It says: "Your keyword was too generic.
> Please consider using a longer keyword or more keywords."
> So changing your search to   linux-image-5.10.0   gives 51 matches,
> and   linux-image-5.10.0 amd64   cuts it down to 18.
>
>> But search for ‘kernel-image’ shows results on the website.
>
> Sure, but they all end in -di, which stands for debian-installer,
> and if you click through to one of them, you'll see it's going
> to download a .udeb file, not a .deb package.
>
> You can't install them, which is why there are no results given by:
>> But ‘apt search kernel-image’ shows zero results on CLI.
>

Thanks David. Crystal clear now.