Anno domini 2022 Wed, 14 Sep 04:06:27 -0700 William Morder via tde-users scripsit: > > On Wednesday 14 September 2022 02:37:01 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > > oops, typos ... > > Anno domini 2022 Wed, 14 Sep 11:28:01 +0200 > > > > Dr. Nikolaus Klepp scripsit: > > > Anno domini 2022 Tue, 13 Sep 22:36:44 -0500 > > > [...] > > > The package with "ntpdate-debian" is called "ntpsec-ntpdate" - sound > > > obvious, doesn't it? You can search for it with these commands - that is, > > > if "aptitude" and/or "apt-file" are installed (which they are not, by > > > default, but the packages providing these commands are called "aptitude" > > > and "apt-file"): > > > > > > aptitude search ntpsec-ntpdate > > > apt-file search ntpsec-ntpdate > > > > Ok, this was a copy&past error. You can search for the package containing a > > cerain file with apt-file, not aptitude: > > > > $ apt-file search ntpdate-debian > > ntpsec-ntpdate: /usr/sbin/ntpdate-debian > > ntpsec-ntpdate: /usr/share/man/man8/ntpdate-debian.8.gz > > > > Nik > > > You know, it occurs to me that there are many on this list who would advise > that everybody without exception ought to use aptitude instead of apt-get. Oh yes ... but I would suggest to use both (ugh, heresy, light the torches, get the forks!). Especially when you do some interesting stuff - like upgrading from beowulf to daedalus 'cause you forgot chimera and you are already knee deep in semifluid brown stuff ... > Indeed, I was going to say this earlier, and held my tongue, > > Some of us old guys are used to apt-get, but this might be a good move, as it > will basically do it all for you, and could possibly give you more > information, if not actually resolve your issues by some automagical method, > inscrutable to us mortals. The resolver is what makes me use both - each one has it's ups and downs and both work in general very reliable as long as you are not too creative :) Nik > > Bill > > ____________________________________________________ > tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
