Re: How to find out the version package available on website

2004-01-09 Thread Derrick 'dman' Hudson
On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 04:19:01PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote: | Hi folks, | | Kindly advise how to find out the version of a package available to upgrade/ | install. I am not quite clear on man apt-cache. I tried follows without | result; | | # apt-cache -v firebird | E: Invalid operation fireb

Re: How to find out the version package available on website

2004-01-09 Thread Wayne Topa
Stephen Liu([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > Hi folks, > > Kindly advise how to find out the version of a package available to upgrade/ > install. I am not quite clear on man apt-cache. I tried follows without > result; > >From the apt-cache manual -v --version Show the prog

Re: How to find out the version package available on website

2004-01-09 Thread Simon Tod
--- Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Kindly advise how to find out the version of a > package available to upgrade/ > install. I am not quite clear on man apt-cache. I > tried follows without > result; > > # apt-cache -v firebird > E: Invalid operation firebird > # apt-c

Re: How to find out the version package available on website

2004-01-09 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Stephen Liu: > > apt-cache pkgnames -v firebird > firebird-s32-server apt-cache show firebird-s32-server -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

How to find out the version package available on website

2004-01-09 Thread Stephen Liu
Hi folks, Kindly advise how to find out the version of a package available to upgrade/ install. I am not quite clear on man apt-cache. I tried follows without result; # apt-cache -v firebird E: Invalid operation firebird # apt-cache-v firebird -su: apt-cache-v: command not found # apt-cache p