Re: [tlug] gentoo package list

[Stuart Bouyer <stuart_bouyer@example.com>]

On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:07:14 +0900
Shawn <javajunkie@example.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I was just curiously checking out the packages at gentoo 
> (http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/pkgs/index.xml) and wonder if there is a
> better way to do this.  I don't really know which category my packages
> fall into so hate having to do it by category.
> 
> Still using RedHat but with all the uproar over there being no 10
> ever, just thought I'd take a look at it before going to Fedora or
> whatever the replacement is.
> 
> -- 
> Shawn
> 

emerge -s <package-name> ? It will more uptodate than and easier to
search than the package index on gentoo.org. If your not sure of the
exact namne you can use -S <keyword> to search decsriptions as well.

Stu.

P.S. This was probably better sent to the Gentoo-user list or the Gentoo
discussion Forums - http://forums.gentoo.org/

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