Rahul Sundaram wrote:
John Summerfield wrote:
Shame I had to install it to find out; it's time like these we need
"apt-cache show yum-basearchonly" or similar:-)
# yum info <package>. If you prefer using apt
oh. Thanks Rahul.
I read the man page, I was looking for an expansion on "yum list," maybe
yum list details apt
# yum install apt
Rahul
[root@potoroo mail]# yum list apt
Loading "refresh-updatesd" plugin
Loading "basearchonly" plugin
Installed Packages
apt.x86_64 0.5.15lorg3.93-2.fc8 installed
Available Packages
apt.i386 0.5.15lorg3.93-2.fc8 fedora
[root@potoroo mail]#
Oh good. I only got the one, apt-cache seems to work nicely, and it
doesn't spend half-an-hour loading plugins.
Thanks; I knew apt-rpm had been done, but thought it died about when
mandrake+connectiva->mandriva
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John
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