Add/Remove does not "see" what apt-cache does

[defcon3]

Hello:

I have used many distributions but since 8.04 came out, I am in love with ubuntu! Considering I have used debian for quite some time now, I figured "it is good to be back home" with a known package system.

Yesterday I decided to put a webserver on my machine and, quite naturally, opened Add/Remove Applications and typed in "apache2" - zilch, nothing, nada.

Surprised by the fact, I opened a console and the short "apt-cache search apache2" returned two screens of packages...

Why is this happening? Any ideas?

[zvacet]

I believe not all packages are under add/remove but you can find it in synaptic.

[defcon3]

Thanks - I do get along well with apt-get; I was more interested as to why Add/Remove did not work as expected (perhaps my expectations were wrong to begin with) ;)

Have a great day ;)
Cheers