Re: Like a newbie - touched

Tim Schneider wrote:
> Thanks, Hey another question about this whole apt-get deal. Is there a
> single list or maybe a webpage that I can visit to see what packages are
> available for apt-get.
>
> Like for FreeBSD I can go to http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html and
> see the complete list of 15,921 ported applications searchable and
> categorized.
>
> I am looking for a list of things that I can type in after
>
> apt-get install
>
> thanks for your time.

I don't know about apt-get, but:

$> apt-cache search <term> | grep <more specific>

Works well for me.

Cheers,
lance

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