Apt-get: how to check version number before installation?
Dotan Cohen
dotancohen at gmail.com
Mon Dec 10 21:31:23 UTC 2007
On 10/12/2007, Padraig <padraigrorry at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2007 4:20 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How can I check what version of a particular program apt-get will
> install, before I
> > install it.
>
> sudo apt-get search <what you're looking for>
>
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get search gimp
E: Invalid operation search
feisty at feisty-laptop:~$
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