On a Wheezy system, I have used aptitude exclusively for updates/upgrades, etc. Looking for a command line option to use with aptitude to check whether updates are available for a single arbitrary package, e.g. "debian-reference-en" for example.
Have searched the WWW and man pages without finding anything like "dry run" or "show possible upgrades" specifically for aptitude. Previously I've seen recommendations to use aptitude or apt-get for updates/upgrades but not mix them due to creating inconsistencies in the package file listings, or something. (Maybe this isn't an issue in 2014?) Again, want this for a single package, but suppose a list of all potential upgrades would be OK as long as it's a listing only and doesn't engage in an actual package upgrade. Thanks for any insight, explanation, methods, command line arguments, etc. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/cafwoy7hj3i3cdujwzsdgnv3racc8kxc6+bihpxagepzqqwt...@mail.gmail.com
