Saturday, December 12, 2015

Ubuntu Commands to Check Package Version

Check Package Version
apt-cache
The option policy can show the installed and the remote version (install candidate) of a package.


apt-cache policy <package>
apt-get
You can run a simulation to see what would happen if you upgrade/install a package:
apt-get -s install <package>
To see all possible upgrades, run a upgrade in verbose mode and (to be safe) with simulation, press n to cancel:
apt-get -V -s upgrade
apt-show-versions
If installed, shows version information about one or more packages:
apt-show-versions <package>
Passing the -u switch with or without a package name will only show upgradeable packages.
aptitude
The console GUI of aptitude can display upgradeable packages with new versions. Open the menu 'Upgradable Packages'. Pressing v on a package will show more detailed version information.
Or on the command-line:
aptitude versions <package>
Passing -V will show detailed information about versions, again to be safe with the simulation switch:
aptitude -V -s install <package>
Substituting install <package> with upgrade will show the versions from all upgradeable packages.

Another way using dpkg and grep:
dpkg -s <package> | grep Version
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"The program 'apt-show-versions' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing.." – Peter Ehrlich Jul 2 '12 at 20:45

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