Incoming from Tong: > On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:44:27 +0200, Sven Hoexter wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 01:28:11PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote: > >> How can I find out what version of a package I have currently installed (e.g., > >> glibc)? > > Yeah, I wanted to know that too. > > > dpkg -l|grep libc > > This is a solution, but not perfect, 'cause sometimes the package name > gets truncated, e.g.: > > ii libcupsys2-gnu 1.1.20final+rc Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs
(0) keeling /home/keeling/dox_ COLUMNS=110 apt-cache search ^libc6 libc6 - GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data libc6-dbg - GNU C Library: Libraries with debugging symbols libc6-dev - GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files. libc6-pic - GNU C Library: PIC archive library libc6-prof - GNU C Library: Profiling Libraries. (0) keeling /home/keeling/dox_ COLUMNS=110 dpkg -l | grep libc6 ii libc6 2.2.5-11.5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data ii libc6-dev 2.2.5-11.5 GNU C Library: Development Libraries and Header Files. ii libcompfaceg1 1989.11.11-23 Compress/decompress images for mailheaders, libc6 runtime ii libgdbmg1 1.7.3-27 GNU dbm database routines (runtime version). [libc6 versio ii libgpmg1 1.19.6-12 General Purpose Mouse Library [libc6] ii xviewg 3.2p1.4-16 XView shared libraries [libc6] -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
