>>>>> "Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shaleh@valinux.com> writes: >> 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? Sean> apt-get -s foo bar Sorry, but it doesn't show the *versions*. So, that'd be a resounding No here also. Too bad, I'd like such an option also... currently you can only check apt-cache show foo against dpkg -s foo to see whether there's a newer version. Ugly and complicated... Bye, J -- Jürgen A. Erhard juergen.erhard@gmx.net phone: (GERMANY) 0721 27326 MARS: http://members.tripod.com/Juergen_Erhard/mars_index.html Electronic Frontier Foundation (http://www.eff.org) "Windows NT" is an acronym for "Windows? No thanks." -- Russ McManus
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