> -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Maxwell [mailto:amaxwell@phy.ucsf.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 7:33 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: checking whether a package is installed > > > Is there a quick, elegant way to check if a particular package is > installed? Try # dpkg -s name_of_package Thats what I use Christian