Repository inventory

[Martijn van de Streek]

On za, 2004-12-11 at 12:48 -0800, Vram wrote:
> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 20:16 +0100, Loptr Chaote wrote:
> > Hello all!
> > 
> > What is the simplest way for me to find out which version of package
> > XYZ is currently in repository ABC? (For example in Hoary..)
> > 
> > I've pondered and experimented alot with this and I can't seem to find
> > a smooth solution.
> > 
> > -L.C
> > 
> 
> dpkg -L  <package name>

dpkg -L shows you the contents of the package.
I think you mean "dpkg -l packagename" which shows the installed
version.

"apt-cache show" can show you the installable versions of packages, as
long as you have the repositories in your /etc/apt/sources.list (do not
do this if you do not want to upgrade to hoary, unless know what you're
doing!)
-- 
Martijn van de Streek <martijn at foodfight.org>
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