On (18/09/05 12:26), Simo Kauppi wrote: > Is there an easy way to search for packages which are installed and have > more than one version available to see which version is currently > installed? > > The reason for asking is that I just accidentally noticed that > php4-common, libapache2-mod-php4 and php4-mysql had a newer version in > security-updates but they had not been automatically upgraded. Manually > installing the newer versions of those had no problems. > > I would like to find out if I have more packages which would have a > newer version available but haven't been upgraded. > > I'm using Debian etch AMD64.
dpkg -l | grep ii will show everything installed on your system apt-cache search <package> [or part name] will show you available packages See man dpkg and man apt-cache If you using aptitude, and you run update then upgrade, it will normally install the latest package version available Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
