dpkg package descriptions (was Re: (no subject))

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Lähettäjä: Jeremy C. Reed
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Aihe: dpkg package descriptions (was Re: (no subject))
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004, Michael Havens wrote:

> upgraded. Who's heard of psfontmgr? There is no man entry for it. It seems


Try "dpkg --status psfontmgr" and read the Description. Basically it is so
Postscript fonts are easily ready to use.

What tool is available to quickly view just an installed packages full
description?

And what tool is used to display a full description of some available
package?

Jeremy C. Reed
http://bsd.reedmedia.net/