Re: How to find out the version package available on website

[Simon Tod <todsr1@yahoo.co.uk>]

 --- Stephen Liu <satimis@icare.com.hk> wrote: > Hi
folks,
> 
> Kindly advise how to find out the version of a
> package available to upgrade/
> install.  I am not quite clear on man apt-cache.  I
> tried follows without 
> result;
> 
> # apt-cache -v firebird
> E: Invalid operation firebird
> # apt-cache-v firebird
> -su: apt-cache-v: command not found
> 
> # apt-cache pkgnames-v firebird
> E: Invalid operation pkgnames-v
> 
> apt-cache pkgnames -v firebird
> firebird-s32-server
> firebird-c64-server
> firebird-examples
> firebird-s64-server
> firebird-c32-server
> 
> apt-cache search -v firebird
> firebird-c32-server - FireBird Classic w/ 32bit I/O
> - RDBMS based on InterBase 
> 6.0 code
> firebird-c64-server - FireBird Classic w/ 64bit I/O
> - RDBMS based on InterBase 
> 6.0 code
> ....
> ....
> zope-kinterbasdbda - Zope Database Adapter for
> Interbase/Firebird
> ...
> etc.
> 
> TIA
> 
> B.R.
> Stephen Liu
> 
> 

Stephen,
Perhaps I should just point you to the manual on the
Debian website...
Take a look at
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html

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