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hello James,
Use aptitude instead
aptitude search package_name
aptitude install package_name
when you do a search I beleive you can find the
package names and info. If you want more information on a package
do
aptitude info package_name
Note-
aptitude info package_name
may not be correct. You can do aptitude --help for
more information in the terminal.
I've not used Ubuntu or Debian based distros in a
while. So I've forgotten some of the commands with aptitude.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:27
AM
Subject: [orca-list] First forray into
commandline installation
Hi folks,
Well I tried to update my Ubuntu distribution
earlier with command line and I think it worked but how do I know? Also, how
can i search for packages to install? I typed in a terminal
window:
apt-cache search abiword for example and it told
me what abiword was, but how do I find out what the package name is? When I
tried apt-get abiword, it did not work told me it was an invalid operation I
think.
Thank you best wishes
James
PS - from the little I've played with it I'm
really enjoying Linux - although I've not had time to really sit and play with
it properly yet or use it for any real tasks just playing at the moment but
really enjoying it.
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