On Sun, Sep 10, 2000 at 11:32:15PM +0200, "Jürgen A. Erhard" wrote:
> >>>>> "Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> 2. How do I get apt-get to tell me which version of a package it > >> would install, without actually installing it, regardless of > >> the version of the existing package if any? > > Sean> apt-get -s foo bar > > Sorry, but it doesn't show the *versions*. So, that'd be a resounding > No here also. > > Too bad, I'd like such an option also... currently you can only check > apt-cache show foo against dpkg -s foo to see whether there's a newer > version. Ugly and complicated... You can install console-apt or aptitude. Both show the installed version and available version of every package, so you will be able to check this. Bye! > > Bye, J > > -- > Jürgen A. Erhard [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (GERMANY) 0721 27326 > MARS: http://members.tripod.com/Juergen_Erhard/mars_index.html > Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) > "Windows NT" is an acronym for "Windows? No thanks." -- Russ McManus -- Juli-Manel Merino Vidal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://jmmv.cjb.net
