HOWTO: Search your apt-cache with Konqueror

[Snowhog]

This ability is just way to cool! 8)

Discovered a handy function in Konqueror that you get when you type apt:/ in the URL line. This works if you have the kio-apt package installed.

kio-apt

an apt-cache ioslave for KDE

kio-apt is an ioslave which provides the apt:/ protocol. It integrates apt-cache functionalities into Konqueror, making browsing the packages easier. It provides:

- apt-cache search: apt:/search?expression
- apt-cache show: apt:/show?package . The show? target prints the policy too.
- apt-cache policy: apt:/policy?package

It's pretty cool!

[Snowhog]

Re: HOWTO: Search your apt-cache with Konqueror

And, unfortunately, this 'feature' appears not to work in KDE 4.1. I've installed kio-apt and restarted/rebooted, but Konqueror complains "Protocol not supported apt" Seems that a version for KDE4 has yet to be written.