How to tell which version of a application is running

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Ralf Mardorf schreef op 18-04-2017 2:37:
> Hi,
> 
> I guess the easiest dirty hack would be to uninstall the local build
> and to keep the original "tracker" packages from the Ubuntu
> repositories.

< snip >

> Or else the OP gives up any dirty hack, downloads the Ubuntu source
> package, replaces the upstream source with the newer version and builds
> all packages the regular Debian/Ubuntu way.

Jesus Christ Ralf.

What's wrong with your dpkg-divert command all of a sudden?

The by far easiest solution is to use dpkg-divert if the only reason the 
new version wasn't started was /usr/bin/tracker.

Stop trying to create endless seas of work please, jeez.