is it possible to search the package manager to see availability?

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is it possible to search the package manager to see availability?

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Before install.
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Re: is it possible to search the package manager to see availability?

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Do you mean to see if it's in in the repo? you can use apt-cache search to find packages by keyword or package name see link below
https://www.tecmint.com/useful-basic-co ... anagement/
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Re: is it possible to search the package manager to see availability?

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freshtamatic wrote: ⤴Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:51 pm Before install.
Yes, that is one of its functions.
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