How to find out what packages are available?

[Jan Sneep]

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>
> > $ apt-file search workers.properties
> > libapache-mod-jk: etc/libapache-mod-jk/workers.properties
> > libapache2-mod-jk: etc/libapache2-mod-jk/workers.properties
> >
> >
> > sudo apt-get  install apt-file && sudo apt-file update
> >
> > apt-file search workers.properties
>
> I did the;
>
> sudo apt-get install apt-file
>
> which seemed to work just fine ... and then I did;
>
> sudo apt-file update
>
> at which point it seemed to "hang", cursor moves down a line
> and just sits
> there flashing at me .. no text, no indication of progress
> ... nadda ... :O(
>
> I'm assuming that after a successful search I would do something like;
>
> sudo apt-file install workers.properties
>
> to actually install the file or get a copy of it?



Never mind I'm obviously just trying TOO hard to get someplace today ... did
an;

info apt-file

and found the answer.

AND I have FOUND where the workers.properties file is ... I used the
PLACES -> SEARCH FOR FILES and looking in the FILE SYSTEM, couldn't find the
file multiple times ... but when I expanded the search to include Hidden
Files it found it in the /etc/libapache2-mod-jk folder.

YEAH !!!

Many thanks for ALL the replies ... :O)

Jan