'dpkg -l evolution | cat' is actually not the same as 'dpkg -l evolution'. dpkg will truncate version information based off what it detects the local terminal width to be. Therefore for if someone has a small terminal emulator window the output will be incomplete like so:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-f/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/t-aWait/T-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii evolution 2.21.90-0ubunt groupware suite with mail client and organiz This isn't very informative as to the specific package version and by appending '| cat' to the command we are making the terminal widthless. Using 'dpkg -l | grep PKGNAME' accomplishes the same thing because of the |. -- Bug reporting instuctions need humanising https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/185897 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
