[Gllug] What's so good about Debian?

[Pete Ryland]

On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 09:39:12PM +0100, Ian Norton wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 12, 2003 at 08:13:09PM +0100, Peter Childs wrote:
> > 	I know this sounds a bit stupid but how do your know that typing
> > apt-get install mozilla-browser
> > 	will work and its not say
> > apt-get install mozilla
> > 	is there some debain directory (like rpmfind) to find package x quickly (oh 
> > and a package that includes program x) I know but typing apt-get install 
> > <some magic string> is all very well so long as you have some wonderful idea 
> > what <some magic string> actuall is! In cases like say freeciv you actuall 
> > need two pagages as a pair and one by its self is a disarster.
> 
> the apt-cache command is very useful for this :-)
> 
> apt-cache search mozilla
> 
> will return anything to do with mozilla,

Also very useful:

apt-cache show mozilla

will show the package details.  The apt-howto has more details:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html


BTW, the Debian documentation also covers well the original question:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-basic_defs.en.html#s-difference

http://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian

Pete

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