you could type in a terminal: dpkg -l | grep yelp
or apt-cache policy yelp to view the version of the program installed. ** Package changed: ubuntu => yelp (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to yelp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1006443 Title: yelp --help not showing --version option Status in “yelp” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When running "yelp --help" or "yelp --help-all", there was not an indication of the "yelp --version" (which was what I was looking for). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+bug/1006443/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp