D> apt-cache policy is not supposed to show the status of an installed package. D> apt-cache show does that.
No it doesn't. apt-cache show doesn't even tell you if a package is installed or not. dpkg does though: $ dpkg -l ibmonitor iF ibmonitor 1.0.1-4 Interactive Bandwidth Monitor I.e. F for Failed installation. I was just thinking it would be appropriate for apt-cache policy to note that something is wrong in its otherwise beaming reports about a package's status.
