Re: How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?

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Subject: Re: How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?
From: John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:48:24 -0600
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apt search --names-only name

will return a list of all packages with the string "name" in their
names. Then you can pick out the one you want.

-- 
John Hasler 
john@sugarbit.com
Elmwood, WI USA

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References:
- How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?
  - From: Chime Hart <chime@hubert-humphrey.com>
- Re: How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?
  - From: Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com>
- Re: How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?
  - From: Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>
- Re: How Can I Increase a 40 Packages Limit in Aptitude?
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