Search for packages in terminal

[h66m9d]

hi!:D
How can I search between packages that can be install from internet in terminal with prefix?
Sample: I want to install a software but I don't know full name of that.
For example I need search "proxyf" for "proxychains"
Can I search for that in terminal?

[nothingspecial]

You would use apt-cache search. The -n option searches names only and supports regex so you can use a ^ to anchor proxy to the beginning or a $ to anchor chains to the end etc


apt-cache search -n ^proxy
proxychains - proxy chains - redirect connections through proxy servers
proxycheck - checks existence of open proxy
proxytrack - Build HTTP Caches using archived websites copied by HTTrack
proxytunnel - Create tcp tunnels trough HTTPS proxies, for using with SSH




apt-cache search -n chains$
proxychains - proxy chains - redirect connections through proxy servers

[h66m9d]

You would use apt-cache search. The -n option searches names only and supports regex so you can use a ^ to anchor proxy to the beginning or a $ to anchor chains to the end etc


apt-cache search -n ^proxy
proxychains - proxy chains - redirect connections through proxy servers
proxycheck - checks existence of open proxy
proxytrack - Build HTTP Caches using archived websites copied by HTTrack
proxytunnel - Create tcp tunnels trough HTTPS proxies, for using with SSH




apt-cache search -n chains$
proxychains - proxy chains - redirect connections through proxy servers
Thanks a lot :D

[h66m9d]

And how can I search between my installed software in terminal?

[codemaniac]

And how can I search between my installed software in terminal?

Use dpkg -l , if a package(say git) is installed the below commandline would return you the details .


dpkg -l | awk '$1 ~ /^ii/ && $2 ~ /git/{print}'

[nothingspecial]

dpkg --get-selections | grep regex


For example if you know it starts with "app"


dpkg --get-selections | grep ^app
app-install-data install
app-install-data-partner install
apparmor install
appmenu-gtk install
appmenu-gtk3 install
appmenu-qt install
apport install
apport-gtk install
apport-symptoms install

[h66m9d]

it work.
Thank you!