Yum vs Apt-get

Mithrilhall · 07-20-2006, 12:54 PM

Okay...I still consider myself a Linux newb.

I'm used to using Yum via the command line and looking for packages like so:

yum list | grep k9copy

Is there a similar way to search for packages with apt-get via the command line?

Mega Man X · 07-20-2006, 12:59 PM

apt-cache search <program name> Ex:

Quote:

$ apt-cache search amsn
amsn - An MSN messenger written in tcl

You could always install synaptic though. It's a gtk interface for apt that makes things much easier, IMHO.

Mithrilhall · 07-21-2006, 06:56 AM

Thanks Mega Man X.

I'll apt-get synaptic when I get home.