Questions tagged [package-info]

The tag has no usage guidance.

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
201 votes
3 answers
280k views

How do I get details about a package which isn't installed?

How can I get some details about a package without installing it, (eg. the description and version number) like in Synaptic or Aptitude. The command dpkg -s PACKAGE does not work, with this error. ...
kiri's user avatar
  • 28.2k
34 votes
1 answer
36k views

What is the use/purpose of the ca-certificates package?

I have always wondered what it's used for but I found little documentation about it.
user avatar
8 votes
1 answer
2k views

What are -dbg packages for?

1- What are -dbg packages really for? 2- Is it a good/bad idea to install them for, at least, my preferred applications/packages? 3- Does installing them for my preferred applications/packages helps ...
malhobayyeb's user avatar
  • 1,422
5 votes
2 answers
7k views

Set difference of packages installed on 2 machines

Given two machines: ServerA ServerB which tool best outputs a "set", diff-like view of packages installed: Only on ServerA Only on ServerB On both machines
Maroloccio's user avatar
5 votes
1 answer
5k views

apt lists in /var/lib/apt/lists overwritten with html page for Starbucks wifi terms

I sat down at Starbucks this afternoon to do some work (Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop x64), and got the red-circle-with-white-line error icon in the systray notifying of a package error. Also, apt, aptitude, ...
bgibson's user avatar
  • 4,787
4 votes
2 answers
129 views

Is there a way to determine if package depends on wine to run from its .deb?

I would like to know if installed app will use wine server to run: for e.g. picasa once installed -- it uses wine to run, however I want to know that picasa will use wine before installing it. I've ...
wisemonkey's user avatar
  • 3,393
2 votes
4 answers
317 views

how to know about a package as its a main package or dependecies to other package ? [duplicate]

I would like to know about package information as i have mentioned in my Question . For example , There is a installed package in my system . So i want to know whether its a main package or ...
Raja G's user avatar
  • 102k
2 votes
2 answers
6k views

How to find Pure-FTPd version

I have installed Pure-FTPd on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS? Which command will give the version of the server running?
Mithun Sreedharan's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
757 views

Main, restricted, multiverse, universe - how to know from where package is?

Is it possible to know such information about each package individually?
Andrew_Miller's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
4k views

Why is my package information seemingly not updating?

Are there no updates for anything or has something gone wrong on my computer? As of recent, I have been getting a red warning triangle in my notification bar: When I go to my update manager, it ...
Jack Fifield's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
1k views

How to find the lp-name and ppa-name on launchpad to add with add-apt-repository?

My goal is to install the libraw5 package. It is not a part of the standard Ubuntu packages already installed on my PC. I learned so far, that I have to search for this package on launchpad.net. There,...
Abdul Al Hazred's user avatar
2 votes
0 answers
51 views

Ubuntu: package description

i am trying to obtain detailed information of available updates only, so i can read them from pipelines for further processing. I’ve already tried apt-cache show command but it displays two parts: the ...
Yagami's user avatar
  • 21
1 vote
0 answers
35 views

Support package responsible for the stand by mode Logitech wirelles products

Good day. The distro Ubuntu contains a package(s) which allows switch the wireless keyboard and mouse Logitech MK 330 in the standby mode after 5 minutes of inactivity. Tell me what kind of package is?...
Andrey's user avatar
  • 11
0 votes
2 answers
4k views

Unable to locate package koha-common [duplicate]

I just have installed Koha on Ubuntu 16.4. But due to some reasons I have uninstalled it. Now I am trying to install it again but now it is telling E: unable to locate package. Please help. Results ...
Khushal Chauhan's user avatar
-1 votes
1 answer
54 views

Why does Ubuntu GNOME recommend make?

Running apt-cache depends ubuntu-gnome-desktop lists, among other things, GNU Make as a recommend. apt-cache depends gnome doesn't list Make. Why? It doesn't seem like Make and GNOME would be in any ...
strugee's user avatar
  • 1,092