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Old 04-18-2004, 12:58 PM   #1
davidas
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How to 'apt-cache search' & 'apt-file search' by distribution?


/etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US stable/non-US main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free

What arguement should I use with 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file search' to specific the distribution?

Eg. If I want to search for source packages (or normal packages) in unstable distribution, what would the complete command for 'apt-cache search' and 'apt-file search'?

Thanks !
 
Old 04-18-2004, 08:41 PM   #2
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What distribution are you in: Sid or Woody? it seems to me you wanna be on both.

Once you decide which one you are gonna choose, the command is:

apt-cache search (name of package) or category.
 
Old 04-18-2004, 11:15 PM   #3
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I'm tracking Woody, but would like to search for packages/information on updated packages in Sid. With apt-get, I can do a
Code:
apt-get install -t <distribution> <packagename>
and install the package from <distribution>.

Eg. There is a grub v1.0 package in Woody, which I can easily search for with apt-cache search grub. Assume there is grub v2.0 in Sid. When I do a apt-cache search grub, can it return the information from the grub v2.0 package in Sid instead of grub v1.0 package from Woody? i.e. Is there a similar arguement (aka -t) to specific the distribution for apt-cache search / apt-file search ?

Thanks !

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Originally posted by macondo
What distribution are you in: Sid or Woody? it seems to me you wanna be on both.

Once you decide which one you are gonna choose, the command is:

apt-cache search (name of package) or category.

Last edited by davidas; 04-18-2004 at 11:21 PM.
 
Old 04-19-2004, 01:56 PM   #4
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If you're in Woody, wouldn't it be easier to just go to debian.org look in packages for sid? instead of running the chance to mess up your system?
 
  


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