apt-file update gives 404

Chris Mohler cr33dog at gmail.com
Fri May 2 22:59:25 UTC 2008


On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 5:54 PM,  <gschaefr at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>   -------------- Original message ----------------------
>  From: "Chris Mohler" <cr33dog at gmail.com>
>  > Hi list,
>  >
>  > Is it just me or the command:
>  > sudo apt-file update
>  > bombs out?
>
>
> Should it be: sudo apt-get update ?
>  That's the only command I've seen used.

Nah - apt-file is similar to the "whatprovides" option in yum - it
will allow you to search for any packages that provide a certain file.

Chris




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