How to search the apt packages list for a certain package.

The apt command allows the user to search for a specific package. This is very useful if you do not know the exact name for package installation. This is one way. ubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vimubuntu ~ $ apt-cache search vim This will return a long listing of all…

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Magazines now available in the Ubuntu 12.10 dash search results.

The Ubuntu 12.10 dash now has magazines appearing in the online search results as well as the usual music albums and application packages available for download. This is a good thing if you are interested in purchasing a magazine and downloading it. I assume that the magazines are PDF copies…

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