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Re: HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'?

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On 2012-02-06, no.top.post@gmail.com <no.top.post@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is absurd ! Years ago, I selected from the menu
><eyes of gnome>. Then when I had a different installation,
> where it was not on the menu, I couldn't know how to
> call-it. 
>
> Now this installation has masses of *qt* files, which
> wastefull search effort has told is <nokia..quick-time ...>.
> But I want to test it -- before I delete the files.
>
> Google doesn't answer such a simple question as
><what is qt 'called'>.
>
> `apropos` didn't help.
> `locate qt | grep <README, faq, FAQ..>` failed.
>
> `locate qt | <find executable files> `
>   might find an 'entry point script'
>
> What should I do?
>
>== TAI
>

Is it possible that what you're looking for is not an executable (i.e.,
not a program)?  On my Slackware 13.0 system, qt is a directory in 
/usr/lib.

IIRC, I see you post on alt.os.linux.slackware.  You can grep through
the files in /var/log/packages to find out what package installed a
particular file, and what other files (e.g., programs) were installed by
the same package.  If you're using another distro, the package manager
usually has an option to tell you what package installed a particular
file.
-- 
                                 Chick Tower

For e-mail:  colm DOT sent DOT towerboy AT xoxy DOT net

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HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-02-06 08:21 +0000
  Re: HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2012-02-06 12:47 +0000
    Re (2): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-02-09 06:23 +0000
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Loki Harfagr <l0k1@thedarkdesign.free.fr.INVALID> - 2012-02-09 08:45 +0000
        Re (3): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? no.top.post@gmail.com - 2012-02-11 15:53 +0000
          Re: Re (3): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2012-02-11 11:40 -0500
          Re: Re (3): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2012-02-13 02:06 +0100
      Re: Re (2): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2012-02-09 21:07 +0200
        Re: Re (2): HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2012-02-09 11:48 -0800
  Re: HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Chris Davies <chris-usenet@roaima.co.uk> - 2012-02-06 14:00 +0000
  Re: HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2012-02-06 15:38 +0000
  Re: HOW2 find an app's 'call-name'? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2012-02-10 20:36 +0100

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