Robert Guthrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm using this command: > dpkg -l * | egrep "^ii" | grep -i kde
It seems that 'dpkg -l' (without the pattern) lists all installed packages, so you don't need to filter the installed packages out. But, this isn't important... > and getting this output: > <snip> > ii ksirc 2.0-final-0.po IRC Client based on QT and KDE > ii ksirtet 2.0-final-0.po Tetris and Puyo-Puyo games for KDE > <snip> > > What I'm trying to get is the full version information. I only care about > that and the package name. You can do it with awk: dpkg -l | awk '{ print $2 " " $3 }' moritz -- /* Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * http://hp9001.fh-bielefeld.de/~moritz/ * PGP-Key available, encrypted Mail is welcome. */