[plug] apt-get help

[Leon Blackwell]

On Wed, Oct 01, 2003 at 03:29:13PM +0800, Tim Bowden wrote:
> Easy question for debian people- How do I find out what package a 
> particular uninstalled utility is in?

You can search the descriptions of packages fairly easily:

# apt-cache search put-your-magic-keyword-here

But if you know what a file is called, the simplest way is usually to
just go here:

http://packages.debian.org/

At the bottom of the page is a nice "search package contents" facility.


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