Re: [tlug] Synaptic 17,316 Packages

[Edward Middleton <edward@example.com>]

Lyle H Saxon wrote:
> Thanks - one thing about Synaptic is that it includes a short
> description of each package.  I'm wondering if there is a list of all
> the packages, along with a description of each?  The number of them is
> high enough that a text file with the lot in it would be really
> useful.  Does such a file exist?
>   
I use dselect on debian.  Is that available on ubuntu.

Edward