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  1. 06-19-2011 #1
    raybetts89
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    Letters during an Aptitude command line search

    Can someone explain what the letters on the left hand side mean, for example the i and the p and the A etc?
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    Are you referring to the options that you can pass to the command?
    As shown in here or here?
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    From the aptitude documentation:
    Accessing package information
    DISTRO=Arch
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