In Gentoo I use the command.... emerge -s packagename
-s = search - Shows latest versions available and version installed Just another example of the many different ways to do things with Linux. Regards, Robert Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 27 February 2004 7:55 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: deb/apt questions on a debian system, how do I 1. find out what package a file belongs to (equivalent rpm command rpm -qf /etc/passwd, gentoo command qpkg -f /etc/passwd) 2. find out what version of a package is installed (equivalent rpm command rpm -q postfix, gentoo command etcat -v postfix) Sorry no man pages on this debian install, its pebble, a cut down version, made small by stripping the man pages and other docs.
