On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 21:44:27 +0200, Sven Hoexter wrote: > On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 01:28:11PM -0400, Mark D. Hansen wrote: >> How can I find out what version of a package I have currently installed (e.g., >> glibc)?
Yeah, I wanted to know that too. > dpkg -l|grep libc This is a solution, but not perfect, 'cause sometimes the package name gets truncated, e.g.: ii libcupsys2-gnu 1.1.20final+rc Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs ii liblocale-gett 1.01-17 Using libc functions for internationalizatio [...] I vaguely remember that apt-get has the ability to report version numbers by reading its man page, but I can be quite wrong... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
