Package: aptitude Version: 0.8.13-3 I tried but... # COLUMNS=11 aptitude -w 11 --disable-columns -s install The following packages will be upgraded: apt apt-doc apt-utils console-setup console-setup-linux debconf debconf-i18n debconf-utils e2fsprogs ffmpeg git git-man (git D: git-man) intel-microcode isc-dhcp-client isc-dhcp-common keyboard-configuration libapt-pkg6.0 (apt D: libapt-pkg6.0) libavcodec58 (ffmpeg D: libavcodec58) libavdevice58 (ffmpeg D: libavdevice58) libavfilter7 (ffmpeg D: libavfilter7)
...could not find a way to have them listed like: The following packages will be upgraded: apt apt-doc apt-utils console-setup console-setup-linux or, The following packages will be upgraded: apt apt-doc apt-utils console-setup console-setup-linux like ls -1 vs. ls -C.