[plug] VERY basic debian question

[Matt Kemner]

On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima wrote:

> Now all I need to do is workout the naming scheme.
> So I can apt-get install what I need.

Tip: download the Contents-i386.gz file from your nearest mirror and then
if you're looking for something you can zgrep through that file

eg if you are looking for "named" and don't know what package it's in:
tricky:~# zgrep bin/named potato-Contents-i386.gz 
./usr/sbin/named                                            net/bind
./usr/sbin/named-bootconf                                   net/bind
./usr/sbin/named-xfer                                       net/bind

Which tells you it's in the "bind" package, which is part of the "net"
section, though the latter doesn't matter much if you're using apt.

 - Matt