apt-get, aptitude package version

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How can I find out package versions available from repositories?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '10 at 19:53

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Use a command like apt-cache show package.

You could also just look at the repository.

answered Apr 13 '10 at 19:53

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 13 '10 at 19:58

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apt-cache policy $PACKAGE shows every packageversion available for installation.

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 13 '10 at 22:10

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Try apt-show-versions.

answered Apr 13 '10 at 22:10

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Note, `apt-show-version` may not be installed on all distributions by default. – mctylr Apr 14 '10 at 02:27

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 13 '10 at 19:54

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For installed packages:

dpkg-query -l apache2

For packages available via apt:

apt-cache search ^apache2$

answered Apr 13 '10 at 19:54

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 19 '10 at 12:41

Aptitude is Debian's current recommended package manager (see Lenny Release Notes) and amongst other things is great for searching available and installed packages.

e.g.

aptitude search ~npackage_name_regex~dtext_in_description

See section 2.2.6. in the Reference Manual: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch02.en.html#_basic_package_management_operations

However, use 'apt-cache policy' to show package versions.

apt-get, aptitude package version

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