[Gllug] Re: Looking for libncurses5_5.4-9_i386.deb

[Ryan Cartwright]

Henry Gilbert wrote:
> On 07/10/06, Martin A. Brooks <martin at hinterlands.org> wrote:
>> Henry Gilbert wrote:
>> > It would have taken forever to find the lib or fix the enforced
>> > dependancy.
>>
>> No, assuming an internet connected system, it would have taken "aptitude
>> update && aptitude install ncurses-dev".
>>
> 
> bash: aptitude: command not found
> 
> ok ..
> 
> apt-get update && apt-get install ncurses-dev

So why jump straight for apt-get? If you are trying to find a package, 
use 'apt-cache search'.

# apt-get update
...
# apt-cache search libncurses5

libncurses5 - Shared libraries for terminal handling
libncurses5-dbg - Debugging/profiling libraries for ncurses
libncurses5-dev - Developer's libraries and docs for ncurses


.. so we use 'apt-cache show' to see if the file we want is in there 
(but we don't have to do this bit)

# apt-cache show libncurses5

Package: libncurses5
...
Filename: pool/main/n/ncurses/libncurses5_5.5-4_i386.deb
...

.. That seems to be the one so ...

# apt-get install libncurses

Job done - far from "ages" and the dependency is sorted for you - that's 
the point of using apt.

 > I've done all the apt-get chasing in circles.

That's a bold statement to make in the company we have on this list. 
Chances are there'll always be something you missed.

cheers
Ryan

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