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Feb 262008
 

Search for a software/package to install using apt-cache

Answer:

To search for a software/package to install under Debian/Ubuntu is easy with apt-cache

# sudo apt-cache search php5-xdebug
php5-xdebug - Xdebug Module for PHP 5

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