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--- packages:search_packages [2016/07/05 14:47] – peter
+++ packages:search_packages [2019/12/01 12:06] (current) – removed peter
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-====== Packages - Search Packages ======
-Search for packages with "foo" in the name:
-Issue the command:
-<code bash>
-aptitude search foo
-</code>
-Search for **installed** packages with "foot" in the name
-<code bash>
-aptitude search '~foo'
-</code>
-Search for packages from the section "foo" that are not installed
-<code bash>
-aptitude search \!~i~sfoo
-</code>
-For more complex searches and processing, pipelines are your friend:
-<code bash>
-aptitude search '~i' | grep -ie 'x11\|xorg' | less
-</code>
-**NOTE**:  **aptitude search foo** is slower than using **apt-cache search foo** to perform a searc.  The output is also a bit different from **apt-cache**.  Use whichever method is preferred.