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Author: Hector Gonzalez Jaime
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Subject: Re: [DNG] Browsing available packages

On 12/3/24 01:23, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
> On 12/2/24 10:53 PM, onefang wrote:
>> On 2024-12-02 21:42:50, Marc Shapiro via Dng wrote:
>>> Is there a way to browse available packages (like packages.debian.org)?
>>> That is about the only thing that I really miss from my Debian days.  I
>>> certainly don't miss SystemD.  I used to just pick a category and
>>> browse the
>>> available packages. Sometimes, I would find something that I had
>>> never heard
>>> of, but sounded like something that I would like to try.
>> I use synaptic for such things, if you would like a GUI solution.
>
> Thanks.
>
> I always upgrade from the command line with apt, or aptitude, so I
> never even thought of using synaptic just to browse packages.


You can also use aptitude for this, just run it without arguments and
browse the lists.


>
> i've been with Devuan since Beowulf, and I'm just learning this now. 
> Something new every day.
>
>
> Marc
>
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