Get update type of .deb file

Wed Mar 27 16:57:20 UTC 2013

On 27 March 2013 16:53, Giuseppe Baglio <baglio.giuseppe at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My question is really simple: how I can get the update type of a deb
> package?
>
> Example:
> vim_7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb -> precise
> vim_7.3.429-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb  -> precise-updates
>
> vino_3.4.2-0ubuntu1.2_amd64.deb -> precise-security
> vino_3.4.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb -> precise

What does "update-type" mean?

The part after the arrow in your examples is the repository from which
the package came. Security repos contain only security-related
bugfixes; ideal for systems where you must have stability.

The general repos contain bug-fixes and other more general updates.

You can choose all updates or just security ones.

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