Bug#372818: "apt-cache show <pkg>" should indicate which file server pkg belongs to

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com> writes:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.6.44.1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> it would be nice if the first line of "apt-cache show <pkg>" output 
> would indicate the server url that this package is 
> located at.  i believe this will give users to be more confident about 
> where the packages they are installing come from.  providing the release 
> code name would also be useful.  thank you for your consideration.
>
> mike

How about apt-cache policy <pkg>? apt-cache show <pkg> lists all
versions for that package without saying what would get/is
installed. Policy gives that information as well as the server.