Quoting Emanuel Berg (2019-04-29 05:30:30) > With apt pinning [1], in /etc/apt/preferences , > I have learned that one can have certain packs > from another release than the rest of the > system, seemlessly (?) with apt-get and the > other tools, for example like this for > w3m-el-snapshot: > > Package: * > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: -10 > > Package: w3m-el-snapshot > Pin: release a=testing > Pin-Priority: 800 > > But is there a way to find out/confirm from > which release is a certain pack? I know about > 'aptitude show' but save for the version, which > I suppose one could Google and compare (poor > man's solution IMO), it doesn't seem to say > what I can see. > > Neither does 'dpkg -l'. > > So is there a way to do this with shell > tool(s)?
Add file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99aptitude-list-suite-local eith the following one-line content: aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S %p %Z %t %v %V"; ...and install and use aptitude in fullscreen mode (i.e. start it with no non-option arguments). - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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