Thread: Do you want INSTALL FROM FILE back?
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crenquis is offline crenquis
2010-01-15 , 22:43
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#172
Originally Posted by fatalsaint View Post
you mean dpkg -l and apt-get show <name>?

there's a reason the packages that are hidden, are hidden, in the normal app manager.
Yes one can see that info from shell, but it is much nicer to browse through the GUI...
Using the shell from a little cramped keyboard is not much fun.

What is the harm in having an option to show the "hidden" packages in the App manager?