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Re: [PLUG] debian...the site that gives the package that contains a program
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On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 03:03:25PM -0500, basic wrote:
> several times people have mentioned an area at ftp.debian.org
> that contains each program and the package used to install it.
>
> i have not been abel to find the correct directory.
If you want to find out which package contains a given file, check out
http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages -- you want the second search
option ("Search the Contents of the Latest Release"). You can query on
filename (ie, access.conf), full path (/usr/bin/sudo), or partial path
(bin/php).
If you want to download package files and know which you want and don't
want to use apt to install your software, you can go to (for example)
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/potato/main/binary-i386/ -- you'll
want to adjust the path for Debian distribution, section, and
architecture. Or, in testing and unstable, simply use
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/. Of course, it's preferable to use a
mirror, like ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/, to reduce load on the main
servers.
--
Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
"As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should
be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and
this we should do freely and generously." -- Benjamin Franklin
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