Michael Satterwhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > (1) What is the best way to determine exactly which packages / > versions are currently installed on my system? dpkg -l will list all packages installed and their current versions.
> (2) Procedure question: I currently have Python 2.3 installed on my system. > When I want to upgrade to Python 2.4, what is the correct procedure. I have > several extra packages installed for 2.3; I need to insure that those get > upgraded at the same time as the Python upgrade (which, of course, flows from > question 1 ... how do I find out which packages I have currently installed > that support Python 2.3) apt-get install python2.4. since all the python extra packages are in the format python<version>-package, grep dpkg -l for python2.3- and just install the python2.4 versions of those. -- Douglas G. Phillips Distributed Computing Information Technology Services Eastern Illinois University (217) 581-7631 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
