adept does not show all packages

[Peter]

Binary package hint: adept

Adept lists only some of the packages available from the repository.
For example, search in Adept on "kscreensaver" returns no matches found. Same search in Synaptic on same box returns 4 packages on this string.
Running fresh install of Kubuntu 8.10 rc with updates to 27 Oct 2008.

[Philippe Piquer (philippep62)]

I did a search on vlc , and no results , searching for videolan returned vlc ...
Search does not seem to search on packages names ...

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

That is because kscreensaver is not an application, but rather a package that contains screensavers for KDE.
Adept Installer only shows applications, whereas Adept Manager will display all packages, applications or otherwise.

[eccoh (rastamokshha)]

me too same problem
i write a comment here too
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adept/+bug/263438

[eccoh (rastamokshha)]

i find something
tryind to remove adept 3

and install adept from hardy
but finally not install dependency (only adept-common)
they where too much

and reinstall adept3 by apt-get
and now i can see package search displayed
but only on the default repository
and not the third party software....

i see it's another report
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/adept/+bug/287000

[Peter (jynyl)]

It seems there are 2 different utilities here; Adept Installer and Adept Manager. They have the same name in the title bar, so it is not obvious which one you have running.

The Adept Installer only lists a restricted range of packages, but it is Adept Installer that is in the Kmenu (twice, under Computer and under Applications).

The Adept Manager handles more packages, but is more difficult to find in Kmenu. It is under System, and named Package Manager.

[Philippe Piquer (philippep62)]

My comment was about Adept manager !

[eccoh (rastamokshha)]

yes me too
but in adept installer i had no problem
it display result when i search software

but....
everytime i use adept manger
cause sometimes there is good plugins in the packages