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Topic: Where do I get a list of things to get w/ apt-get?

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ovitz

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Posted: Oct. 21 2003,03:46

I'm sorry. I'm new at this. Where can I find what to type to get various programs? The new version of Firebird, etc. Thanks in advance for your help!

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Posted: Oct. 21 2003,06:54

you can search for things
apt-cache search program_name
and it shows a list. Or get the package synaptic. It's a big apt-get frontend.

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