Please see below: results of dpkg -l apt sun:/home/jim# apt-get update Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/main Packages Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/main Release Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/non-free Release Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/main Sources Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/main Release Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources Hit ftp://ftp.au.debian.org unstable/non-free Release Reading Package Lists... Done
sun:/home/jim# dpkg -l apt Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii apt 0.5.14 Advanced front-end for dpkg sun:/home/jim# dpkg -l bison Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii bison 1.875a-1 A parser generator that is compatible with Y sun:/home/jim#
