[Ubuntu-be] Lots of info on free software packages ( over 20.000 packages cited )

[Jan Claeys]

Op maandag 16-04-2007 om 06:32 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef Marc:
> I first made a complete list, but sent Ubuntu-be a mail about radio 
> software.  For you, all TV-viewers ;-), this list of 20000+ software 
> packages must be more useful ...
[...]
> Is there anybody that knows about this kind of text with all pkg included??
> Of course, I know, if you have linux, you can start Synaptic, and do a
> search there, but non linux users can't do that, and this is like a paper
> dictionary: you look at a term, and you can let your eyes wonder around for
> other terms, so that you learn things you didn't expected....  (and you
> could search internet, or eg http://packages.ubuntu.com/edgy/ , but ... too
> much clicking involved ...)

People can look at files like these to get the same info:
<http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz>


NB: there is no need to send 3 times the same mail about this...


-- 
Jan Claeys