Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-04 Thread David Wright
On Fri 03 May 2019 at 23:09:58 (+0200), Emanuel Berg wrote: > tomas wrote: > > >> That's some heavy parsing, only I don't get > >> it to work. I get "no such file or directory: > >> " from the first, apt-cache-dump invocation. > > > > This is because it's spelt "apt-cache dump", > > I guess ;-) >

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-03 Thread Emanuel Berg
tomas wrote: >> That's some heavy parsing, only I don't get >> it to work. I get "no such file or directory: >> " from the first, apt-cache-dump invocation. > > This is because it's spelt "apt-cache dump", > I guess ;-) No, then it says "zsh: command not found:" :) -- underground experts united

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-03 Thread David Wright
On Fri 03 May 2019 at 03:46:50 (+0200), Emanuel Berg wrote: > David Wright wrote: > > > $ apt-cache dump | grep -A 2 '^Package:' | grep -B 2 '^ File:' | sed -e > > 'N;N;s/\n/ /g;s/ \+/ /g;N' | grep -v '^--' | sort >> "$Unique1" > > $ dpkg-query -W -f '^Package: ${Package} \n' | grep --file=- "$Un

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-03 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 03:46:50AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > David Wright wrote: > > > $ dpkg-query -W -f '^Package: ${Package} \n' | grep --file=- "$Unique1" | > > sort > Also I don't understand where the argument > goes? Where is ${Package} defined, even tho it > didn't (for me) even get th

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-03 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 03:30:13AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Optimally I'd like it like this: > > $ from-what-release w3m-el-snapshot > testing The problem here is the packaging system does not KNOW from which source a package came, after it is installed. The best you can do is try to

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread tomas
On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 03:46:50AM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > David Wright wrote: > > > $ apt-cache dump | grep -A 2 '^Package:' | grep -B 2 '^ File:' | sed -e > > 'N;N;s/\n/ /g;s/ \+/ /g;N' | grep -v '^--' | sort >> "$Unique1" > > $ dpkg-query -W -f '^Package: ${Package} \n' | grep --file=- "$

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
Toni Mas wrote: > apt-show-versions script are useful as well. > apt-show-versions is a package itself. It sure is and it sure is exactly what I'm looking for with no need to parse the output to get it exactly to the point: $ apt-show-versions w3m-el-snapshot w3m-el-snapshot:all/testing 1.4.632+

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
One can also do it like this: $ aptitude versions w3m-el-snapshot Package w3m-el-snapshot: p 1.4.569+0.20170110-1 stable 500 i 1.4.632+0.20181112-2 testing 800 -- underground experts united http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
Francisco M Neto wrote: >> But is there a way to find out/confirm from >> which release is a certain pack? > > You're looking for apt-cache policy. [...] > > $ apt-cache policy gnome-core > gnome-core: > Installed: 1:3.30+1 > Candidate: 1:3.30+1 > Version table: > *** 1:3.30+1 900 >

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
David Wright wrote: > $ apt-cache dump | grep -A 2 '^Package:' | grep -B 2 '^ File:' | sed -e > 'N;N;s/\n/ /g;s/ \+/ /g;N' | grep -v '^--' | sort >> "$Unique1" > $ dpkg-query -W -f '^Package: ${Package} \n' | grep --file=- "$Unique1" | sort That's some heavy parsing, only I don't get it to work.

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
Alexander V. Makartsev wrote: > You can check what branches have the package > you want with "rmadison" command. > > Example: > $ sudo apt install devscripts > $ rmadison linux-image-amd64 > linux-image-amd64 | 3.16+63+deb8u2  | oldstable | amd64, i386 > linux-image-amd64 | 4.9+80+deb9u7  

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-05-02 Thread Emanuel Berg
Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Add file > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99aptitude-list-suite-local > eith the following one-line content: > > aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S %p %Z %t %v %V"; > > ...and install and use aptitude in fullscreen > mode (i.e. start it with no non-option > arguments).

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-04-29 Thread Toni Mas
apt-show-versions script are useful as well. apt-show-versions is a package itself. Toni Mas Missatge de Francisco M Neto del dia dl., 29 d’abr. 2019 a les 23:10: > > Greetings! > > > On Mon, 2019-04-29 at 05:30 +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > > But is there a way to find out/confirm from > > whic

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-04-29 Thread Francisco M Neto
Greetings! On Mon, 2019-04-29 at 05:30 +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > But is there a way to find out/confirm from > which release is a certain pack? You're looking for apt-cache policy. Example: == $ apt-cache policy gnome-core gnome-core: Installed: 1

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-04-29 Thread David Wright
On Mon 29 Apr 2019 at 05:30:30 (+0200), Emanuel Berg wrote: > With apt pinning [1], in /etc/apt/preferences , > I have learned that one can have certain packs > from another release than the rest of the > system, seemlessly (?) with apt-get and the > other tools, for example like this for > w3m-el-

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-04-29 Thread Alexander V. Makartsev
On 29.04.2019 10:35, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Emanuel Berg (2019-04-29 05:30:30) >> With apt pinning [1], in /etc/apt/preferences , >> I have learned that one can have certain packs >> from another release than the rest of the >> system, seemlessly (?) with apt-get and the >> other tools,

Re: apt pinning: find out from which system version is a package

2019-04-28 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
Quoting Emanuel Berg (2019-04-29 05:30:30) > With apt pinning [1], in /etc/apt/preferences , > I have learned that one can have certain packs > from another release than the rest of the > system, seemlessly (?) with apt-get and the > other tools, for example like this for > w3m-el-snapshot: > >