{"id":9115,"date":"2005-06-19T14:59:23","date_gmt":"2005-06-19T11:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2005-06-19T15:03:10","modified_gmt":"2005-06-19T12:03:10","slug":"searching-for-packages-with-apt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2005\/06\/19\/searching-for-packages-with-apt\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for packages with apt"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- google_ad_section_start -->\n<p>Apparently, it is possible to search for packages with apt.  Here is it works:<\/p>\n<pre>apt-cache search mplayer<\/pre>\n<p>Masks are also supported.  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