Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 12:11:23PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: Rodney D. Myers wrote: On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:38:33 -0700 Martin Paraskevov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? - martin dpkg -l | grep package name Better: dpkg -l package name Don't forget about using expressions with that, eg.: 'dpkg -l *latex*' Most of you probably already knew that, but I thought I'd mention it as I use it often ;) -- Christopher Nelson -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- If mathematically you end up with the wrong answer, try multiplying by the page number. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
How about aptitude search ~iapt showing all installed packages with substring apt in their name? Regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 01:23:30PM +0200 or thereabouts, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote: How about aptitude search ~iapt showing all installed packages with substring apt in their name? Now that is way cool. Thanks ! -- Regards Stephen + Remark of Dr. Baldwin's concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles. -- Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar + -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
Rodney D. Myers wrote: On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:38:33 -0700 Martin Paraskevov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? - martin dpkg -l | grep package name Better: dpkg -l package name Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
how to check whether a package has been installed
rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed.is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well?- martin
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:38:33 -0700 Martin Paraskevov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? - martin dpkg -l | grep package name -- Rodney D. Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin - 1759 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
Martin Paraskevov wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? Here are a couple, not to mention the various GUIs: rickmlinux:~# dpkg --get-selections|grep apt apt install apt-utils install aptitudeinstall gnome-apt install synapticinstall rickmlinux:~# dpkg -s apt Package: apt Status: install ok installed Priority: important Section: base Installed-Size: 3664 Maintainer: APT Development Team deity@lists.debian.org Architecture: i386 Version: 0.5.28.6 Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc ( 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev ( 0.3.7) Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3 Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (= 1:3.4.1-3), libstdc++5 (= 1:3.3.4-1) Suggests: aptitude | synaptic | gnome-apt | wajig, dpkg-dev, apt-doc Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager. It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages. . APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc. ...RickM... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
Rick Macdonald wrote: Martin Paraskevov wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? Here are a couple, not to mention the various GUIs: rickmlinux:~# dpkg --get-selections|grep apt apt install apt-utils install aptitudeinstall gnome-apt install synapticinstall rickmlinux:~# dpkg -s apt Package: apt Sorry, bad copy/paste job. This should be: rickmlinux:~# dpkg -s apt Package: apt Status: install ok installed ...etc... Somebody else just offered dpkg -l. I like that better because it shows the versions: rickmlinux:~# dpkg -l|grep apt ii apt0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii apt-utils 0.5.28.6 APT utility programs ii aptitude 0.2.15.9-1 terminal-based apt frontend ii gnome-apt 0.4.7-1.2 graphical package manager ii libpcap0 0.6.2-2System interface for user-level packet captu ii libpcap0.7 0.7.2-7System interface for user-level packet captu ii libpcap0.8 0.8.3-5System interface for user-level packet captu ii synaptic 0.55+cvs200503 Graphical package manager If you know the eact pavkage name you get to see the column headings: ;-) rickmlinux:~# 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 VersionDescription +++-==-==- ii apt0.5.28.6 Advanced front-end for dpkg Status: install ok installed Priority: important Section: base Installed-Size: 3664 Maintainer: APT Development Team deity@lists.debian.org Architecture: i386 Version: 0.5.28.6 Replaces: libapt-pkg-doc ( 0.3.7), libapt-pkg-dev ( 0.3.7) Provides: libapt-pkg-libc6.3-5-3.3 Depends: libc6 (= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (= 1:3.4.1-3), libstdc++5 (= 1:3.3.4-1) Suggests: aptitude | synaptic | gnome-apt | wajig, dpkg-dev, apt-doc Description: Advanced front-end for dpkg This is Debian's next generation front-end for the dpkg package manager. It provides the apt-get utility and APT dselect method that provides a simpler, safer way to install and upgrade packages. . APT features complete installation ordering, multiple source capability and several other unique features, see the Users Guide in apt-doc. ...RickM... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
On Monday 26 June 2006 20:38, Martin Paraskevov wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? - martin $ apt-cache policy apt apt: Installed: 0.6.44.2 Candidate: 0.6.44.2 Version table: *** 0.6.44.2 0 990 http://ftp2.de.debian.org testing/main Packages 600 http://ftp2.de.debian.org sid/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Stephen -- GPG Pubic Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc pgp8Wx7Kh0i47.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: how to check whether a package has been installed
On 6/26/06, Martin Paraskevov [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: rpm lets you check whether a packege has been installed. is this possible to do with apt-get or some other tool as well? apt-cache policy package For example: debian:~# apt-cache policy aptitude aptitude: Installed: 0.4.1-1.1 Candidate: 0.4.1-1.1 Version table: *** 0.4.1-1.1 0 500 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status debian:~# apt-cache policy yum yum: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2.4.0-3 Version table: 2.4.0-3 0 500 http://ftp.us.debian.org etch/main Packages debian:~# HTH/Sx =) -- WC (Bill) Jones -- http://youve-reached-the.endoftheinternet.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
