Re: How to find installed packages not in APT?

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

On Tue 04 Feb 2025 at 12:15:32 (-0500), Greg Wooledge wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 00:00:13 +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> > - apt-patterns(7)
> 
> Why isn't this linked/referenced from apt(8) or apt-get(8) or aptitude(8)?
> I just checked all three, and it's not on any of them.
> 
> That's slightly easier to remember than
> <https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s04s05.en.html>, I
> suppose.  Not that I'll remember it by the next time this question is
> asked again.  Not without it being referenced from somewhere that
> humans will actually look.

I'm in the habit of typing:

  man apt- <TAB> <TAB>

I would not fancy the job of coordinating or unifying all the APT
documentation that's sprung up over the years.

Cheers,
David.