Add DebianPkgs module. #84
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This is relevent to another idea: https://duck.co/ideas/idea/858/get-linux-package-name-instantly |
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Suggestion, add the ability for users to specify what version of debian by saying that version's name. EG searching for
will bring up the vim sid package info. |
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@elebow Sorry for the late reply--I'll check your code and get back to you soon! |
| out += "[[Image:https://screenshots.debian.net/thumbnail-with-version/%s/%s]]\t" % (p, ver) #10 | ||
| out += desc + "<br>" + "<br>".join(abstract) #11 | ||
| out += "\t" #12 | ||
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@elebow This isn't the correct output file format. I'd point you to the fathead docs but you wrote them 😏
I saw there were a few urls in the abstract text. I'd just pull one out (latest release?) and use that as the more at link.
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@jdorweiler Is this what you meant? |
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@elebow Yep thanks. I'm not sure why the |
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@elebow The
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ping! @elebow are you still interested in working on this? |
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@moollaza sure Can we get a design decision on whether the distro lines should stay or go? It is useful information, since many debian users run a version other than the stable release. |
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I feel like they should stay and be links to those versions on the Package Search because of what elebow said. |
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@jdorweiler I can't remember if we allow HTML in Fatheads? I would opt for a If not, I think putting the 3 links in a row might look okay, like: Stable: 2.5.3-2, Testing: 2.5.4-2, Unstable: 2.6.1-1 I'm not a Debian user so I'm not sure how valuable having those links would be, but if you think it's beneficial I think we should allow it. @jdorweiler any thoughts? |
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No tables but the pypi fathead has a table like format that is made by adding I like the three links in a single row. Let's try that out and see how it looks. |
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FWIW another dev is planning to implement a basic Spice for debian packages using an API. Right now the API only gives package names, but he's hoping to reach out to Debian and improve the API. I think a Spice is definitely the way to go for this kind of data that's more likely to change somewhat regularly. |
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The spice version of this is merged duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-spice#1697 |
Fathead Pull Request
What does your instant answer do?
Returns the version and short description of a Debian package in the current stable and testing repositories.
What problem does your instant answer solve (Why is it better than organic links)?
It provides enough information at a glance to tell a user the generalities of a package and the current versions in Debian. Organic links rarely provide such information without navigating to the destination.
What is the data source for your instant answer? (Provide a link if possible)
https://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages?format=txt.gz
https://packages.debian.org/testing/allpackages?format=txt.gz
Why did you choose this data source?
This is the authoritative list of packages in Debian
Are there any other alternative (better) data sources?
There are alternatives, but they are not likely to be better than the list from packages.debian.org.
What are some example queries that trigger this instant answer?
Which communities will this instant answer be especially useful for? (gamers, book lovers, etc)
Debian users; possibly Ubuntu users
Is this instant answer connected to a DuckDuckHack instant answer idea?
https://duck.co/ideas/idea/277/debian-and-derivatives-like-ubuntu-package-infor
Which existing instant answers will this one supercede/overlap with?
None known. There is a unmerged branch at https://github.com/duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-fathead/tree/debian_pkgs, but it hasn't been touched in years.
Are you having any problems? Do you need our help with anything?
None.