Searching for packages...
Yannick Le Saint (kyncani)
y.lesaint at gmail.com
Thu May 12 00:40:24 UTC 2005
On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 00:50 +0100, Stroller wrote:
> What is the Ubuntu equivalent of `emerge --search` (or of `esearch`,
> the indexed search tool), please?
You're looking for either apt-cache or synaptic.
And for all newcomers,
Other package-related tools/files you will want to look at :
- apt-get : install/upgrade/remove packages (a must)
Gentoo equivalent is emerge.
- dpkg : dpkg is to apt-get what ebuild is to emerge, more or less
- synaptic : some graphical front-end for apt-get
- apt-cache : search various informations,
like apt-cache search -i web proxy for example.
Gentoo equivalent is equery i think, or esearch.
- debfoster : handle orphaned packages
- dpkg-reconfigure, with a graphical front-end gkdebconf :
Configure a debian package the debian way.
(These are like ebuild xxx configure)
- apt-file : find out which package provide some file,
the package need _not_ be installed (no gentoo equivalent).
- dlocate : like apt-file, but will only handle installed packages.
- dpkg-divert : locally rename a provided file, so that you can
provide your own version that won't get overwritten.
There is no gentoo equivalent, which is a shame.
- /etc/apt/sources.list : package repositories
You might also one day want to look at :
- debmirror : to create a local mirror of a debian-like repository.
- apt-build : will download, compile and install a package.
- equivs : can trick debian package management into believing you
already have a package installed (like emerge --inject).
- vrms : check your software licenses.
- /etc/apt/preferences, known as apt-pinning, careful here ..
- auto-apt : well, the description seemed cool but i've never really
used it.
Might be complete enough. Am i missing something, anyone ?
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Yannick Le Saint (kyncani) <y.lesaint at gmail.com>
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