Search the apt cache using Konqueror

[Snowhog]

Discovered a handy function in Konqueror that you get when you type apt:/ in the URL line. This functionality is made available 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!

[Skydancer]

Re: Search the apt cache using Konqueror

Wow! Thanks! I didn't know that.

[Snowhog]

Re: Search the apt cache using Konqueror

This ability is also available (as separate search functions) within the embedded Google search engine.

This is accomplished by clicking on the down-arrow on the Google icon, clicking on Select Search Engines... and clicking on the APT - Filelist, APT - Find File, and APT - Search Package

See snapshots below.