On 07-Sep-2000 Krzys Majewski wrote: > 1. Is it possible to apt-get install, specifying say "stable" or "unstable" > on the command line, rather than by editing /etc/apt/sources.list? > no, I dont believe so > 2. How do I get apt-get to tell me which version of a package it would > install, without actually installing it, regardless of the version of > the existing package if any? > apt-get -s foo bar # the -s option tells apt to simulate what it would do