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Idea
#4578: Synaptic should show the repository where the package came from
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Written by mahjongg the 14 Mar 08 at 03:43.
Category: Installation.
Related to:
Nothing/Others.
Status: New
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Description
It's sometimes handy to see in synaptic from which repository a package was (will be) downloaded, so you can tell other people who want to install the same package/program which repository he/she has to add to be able to install the same program.
Synaptic does already has a similar feature, by clicking the "origin" button, you can select only specific repositories and then see which one "has" a certain program, but often the repositories listed are not the same one that are in Settings > Repositories, and it's not a foolproof or easy way to find this information.
It should be easy to get this information, it should be under a new tab in the Properties window of the package.
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conscious wrote on the 15 Mar 08 at 13:43
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Meanwhile, you can use "apt-cache policy PACKAGENAME" to get some information.
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gotxa wrote on the 2 Jun 08 at 16:58
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I'd like this info be shown in the packages list, so any list (i.e. result of a search) could be ordered by repository.
This info is really useful to see which packages will be affected if we want disable a repository.
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