Did you know that you can search for software package from the command line/terminal, there is a command line tool on xubuntu/ubuntu that can be use for search software packages. In this article i will show you how to search software package from the terminal.
To search for software package, you can use the apt-cache command with parameter search and followed by the keyword of software that you are looking for.
apt-cache search [keyword]
Example:
apt-cache search firefox
apt-cache search nightingale
apt-cache search locomotive
The apt-cache search command will display name of the software package and the short description that match with the keyword you provide. Note that the apt-cache command doesn't need you to be as root user, so you don't need to run with sudo.
