Debian Package Homepage Redirector

Use like this:

https://dhomepage.debian.net/packagename

How to create a useful Search Engine Shortcut in Chromium/Chrome

  1. Go to https://dhomepage.debian.net/.
  2. Right-click the location bar and select "Manage search engines" from the context menu.
  3. Search for "dhomepage" (or a part thereof) in the top right search field.
  4. Click the vertical dot menu icon of the shown entry and choose "Edit".
  5. Change the Keyword to dh and optionally the search engine name to something more verbose.

From then on you can type e.g. dh dpkg (i.e. "d h <Space> dpkg") into the location bar and your browser will show you the homepage of Debian's dpkg package.

How to create a Search Engine Shortcut in Mozilla Firefox

  1. Go to https://dhomepage.debian.net/.
  2. Right-click the location bar and select "Add Debian Package Homepage Redirector" from the context menu.

From then on you can type e.g. dh<Tab>dpkg (i.e. "d h <Tab Key> dpkg") into the location bar and your browser will show you the homepage of Debian's dpkg package.

Copyright and License

Copyright 2022 Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>

The software used for this web service is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later.


Contact: Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>