How to tell when a package was last updated?

[Ian Bruntlett]

Hi Chris,

On Wed, 3 Jun 2020 at 11:34, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> Is there any way to see when apt (or dpkg below it) last updated a
> particular package?
>
Yes. This web page offers some help on this:-
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/debian-ubuntu-linux-apt-get-aptitude-show-package-version-command/

Personally, with command line tools I use the --version option, where
available.

For GUI stuff I look it up in Synaptic. There are command line options such
as apt list.

I am seeing some changes in how something works and I'm trying to find
> out whether it's because I have changed something inadvertently (in
> its configuration) or if a new version has been installed when I did
> an 'apt update' which acts slightly differently from the previous
> version.
>
Cryptic :)

HTH,


Ian

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