<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello, i am new to the forum and I am interested to know if it's possible to make a live cd from simply downloading an ubuntu cd? Please, I would like to try Ubuntu and I know it takes a long time to get on from snail mail so I would really like to make a live cd. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Mike <div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ---- From: Derek Broughton <news@pointerstop.ca> To: ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 7:53:37 AM Subject: Re: Apt-get: how to check version number before installation? Padraig wrote: > On Dec 10, 2007 4:20 PM, Dotan Cohen <<a ymailto="mailto:dotancohen@gmail.com" href="mailto:dotancohen@gmail.com">dotancohen@gmail.com</a>> 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> apt-cache policy <package> is better. It tells you exactly which versions are available at every repository in your sources. It also helps explain why you're getting the wrong versions if you use apt pinning! E.G. (bella is my local cache - created with apt-move; /var/lib/dpkg/status should always be the currently installed version): $ apt-cache policy firefox firefox: Installed: 2.0.0.11+2nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10 Candidate: 2.0.0.11+2nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10 Version table: *** 2.0.0.11+2nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10 0 500 <a href="http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com</a> gutsy-updates/main Packages 500 <a href="http://security.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">http://security.ubuntu.com</a> gutsy-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.0.0.10+2nobinonly-0ubuntu1.7.10.1 0 500 <a href="http://bella" target="_blank">http://bella</a> feisty/main Packages 2.0.0.8+2nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 <a href="http://bella" target="_blank">http://bella</a> feisty/main Packages 2.0.0.6+2nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0 500 <a href="http://bella" target="_blank">http://bella</a> feisty/main Packages 500 <a href="http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com</a> gutsy/main Packages 2.0.0.6+1-0ubuntu1 0 500 <a href="http://bella" target="_blank">http://bella</a> feisty/main Packages -- derek -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div> </div></div> <hr size=1>Looking for last minute shopping deals? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51734/*http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping"> Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.</a></body></html>