From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ylpvm29-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.60] helo=ylpvm29.prodigy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DEDFz-0000ve-00 for ; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:19:15 -0500 Received: from jim (adsl-69-234-230-76.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.234.230.76]) by ylpvm29.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j2NLIVns008533; Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:18:41 -0500 From: "jim grimsby" To: "'Sean McMahon'" , "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:19:24 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c52fee$007867e0$220110ac@jim> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <009501c52fd4$9bc246e0$77ac7682@azwaterDOM.wr.usgs.gov> Subject: RE: A debian specific question X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:19:16 -0000 Hi, to search for a package or a package with a word in it type the following apt-cache search what ever you are searching for Replace what ever you are searching for with the text you are looking for. An example might look like this. Apt-cache search speech Hth -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Sean McMahon Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 10:18 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: A debian specific question Lets say for example I wanted to search for the package containing the nice command David B posted about. Is there a way to do this with apt? I want the search to include something which may be part of another package not a single package itself. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup