Re: how can I see version changes using aptitude?

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil.debian@gmx.net>]

Hi Giorgos,

On Sat, Oct 13, 2007 at 08:13:45PM +0300, Giorgos Pallas wrote:
> When I was using synaptic, I remember that it showed the version changes
> for every packet that was to be upgraded.
> 
> Where exactly is this information hidden? How can I see it using
> aptitude, or maybe another command-line tool? I searched the internet
> but I can't seem to find something...

I use the parameters "-v" (verbose) and "-V" (show versions) when
using aptitude in comand-line mode. In the manpage of aptitude you can
find the following:

       -V, --show-versions
           Show which versions of packages will be installed.

           This corresponds to the configuration option Aptitude::CmdLine::Show-
           Versions.

       -v, --verbose
           Causes some commands (for instance, show) to display extra information. This
           may be supplied multiple times to get more and more information.

           This corresponds to the configuration option Aptitude::CmdLine::Verbose.

Hope that helps,
Best Regards,
Salvatore