$ apt-cache show <package> The above command gives me the full package description. I'm running Debian. -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blinux-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tony Baechler Sent: 31. juli 2014 06:12 To: Linux for blind general discussion Subject: Ubuntu not showing long descriptions Hi all, I have a really stupid question, but I haven't been able to find the answer, even after reading man pages and doing Google searches. How do I get Aptitude and apt-cache to show the full package descriptions in Ubuntu 14.04? For some reason, it only gives me a single line package description no matter what package I look at. I manually looked at the package lists and they only have a short description as well, so obviously the full description isn't being downloaded. How can I fix this? Thanks for any help. It's driving me nuts because I can't figure out what a package does until I install it. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list