>> >> dpkg -l | grep <pkg name> ? > simple and nice command . it gives detailed about only installed packages. for non-installed package , it will return nothing.
> Alternately > aptitude search <package name> > If the first column is 'i', it means the package is installed. > __ it gives very elaborate output for both installed and non-installed packages. both commands are powerful. thanks to all. ! . -- நன்றி , அருளாளன் . த Kanchi Linux User Group Rocks ! http://kanchilug.wordpress.com My Experiments In Linux are here http://tuxworld.wordpress.com தக்கன தழைக்கும் ! _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
