Apt-get: how to check version number before installation?

[Peter Garrett]

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:28:33 -0500
Padraig <padraigrorry at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 10, 2007 4:26 PM, 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>
> >
> 
> I'm sorry, that's:
> 
> sudo apt-cache search packagename

You don't need sudo here: apt-cache search packagename  is OK
But it won;t show versions...

Try

apt-cache madison packagename

or

apt-cache policy packagename 

Peter

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