> On a Wheezy system, I have used aptitude exclusively for > updates/upgrades, etc. Looking for a command line option to use with > aptitude to check whether updates are available for a single arbitrary > package, e.g. "debian-reference-en" for example. > Have searched the WWW and man pages without finding anything like "dry > run" or "show possible upgrades" specifically for aptitude. > Previously I've seen recommendations to use aptitude or apt-get for > updates/upgrades but not mix them due to creating inconsistencies in > the package file listings, or something. (Maybe this isn't an issue > in 2014?) > Again, want this for a single package, but suppose a list of all > potential upgrades would be OK as long as it's a listing only and > doesn't engage in an actual package upgrade. > Thanks for any insight, explanation, methods, command line arguments, >etc. You did already get an answer, using the -s argument. As long you only want the info for one package "apt-cache policy [packagename]" should work too. I couldn't find the according aptitude argument. I have heard too that mixing aptitude and apt-get is not recommended. But a) i never had problems in doing it and b) i think those problems don't exist anymore (or at least not as serious as they've been in the past). Not that i would see much use in switching between both all the time ...
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