Bernard wrote: > With RedHat "rpm", I could find very easily > whether a package was installed or not, what was the version number etc.. > With Debian, I have not yet found the way to go [...] > > #apt-cache search package_name > > gives me some information on said package, but not the version number.
I haven't seen anyone mention this yet: dpkg --status <packagename> A couple more lines worth noting: apt-cache search --names-only <pattern> apt-cache show <package> Tim -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
