How to find available packages from the command line tool in the terminal
This article will show you how to search for available packages in the Ubuntu repository and how to get more details about available versions, dependencies and all other information in Ubuntu. Try all of these commands to see the difference. And if something is missing, please fill in the comment box.
Find packages available on Ubuntu:
List all available packages.
apt-cache pkgnames
Search for a specific package. Here you can replace “PACKAGENAME” with the actual and actual package name.
apt-cache search PACKAGENAME
Example:
apt-cache search firefox
Software package name and description:
apt-cache pkgnames firefox
Check the dependencies of a particular package.
apt-cache showpkg firefox
apt search: Search for the package name string specified by the package name and description
apt search PACKAGENAME
Example:
To find the Firefox name in all available packages, use the following command:
apt search firefox
Search only for package names.
apt search --names-only firefox
apt show: Get detailed information about a package
apt show PACKAGENAME
Example:
apt show firefox
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