On 29.04.2019 10:35, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Emanuel Berg (2019-04-29 05:30:30) >> With apt pinning [1], in /etc/apt/preferences , >> I have learned that one can have certain packs >> from another release than the rest of the >> system, seemlessly (?) with apt-get and the >> other tools, for example like this for >> w3m-el-snapshot: >> >> Package: * >> Pin: release a=testing >> Pin-Priority: -10 >> >> Package: w3m-el-snapshot >> Pin: release a=testing >> Pin-Priority: 800 >> >> But is there a way to find out/confirm from >> which release is a certain pack? I know about >> 'aptitude show' but save for the version, which >> I suppose one could Google and compare (poor >> man's solution IMO), it doesn't seem to say >> what I can see. >> >> Neither does 'dpkg -l'. >> >> So is there a way to do this with shell >> tool(s)? > Add file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99aptitude-list-suite-local > eith the following one-line content: > > aptitude::UI::Package-Display-Format "%c%a%M%S %p %Z %t %v %V"; > > ...and install and use aptitude in fullscreen mode (i.e. start it with > no non-option arguments). > > - Jonas > You can check what branches have the package you want with "rmadison" command. Example: $ sudo apt install devscripts $ rmadison linux-image-amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 3.16+63+deb8u2 | oldstable | amd64, i386 linux-image-amd64 | 4.9+80+deb9u7 | stable | amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 4.19+104~bpo9+1 | stretch-backports | amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 4.19+104 | testing | amd64 linux-image-amd64 | 4.19+104 | unstable | amd64
You can check what package will be installed with "apt-cache" command. Example: $ apt-cache policy linux-image-amd64 linux-image-amd64: Installed: 4.15+91~bpo9+1 Candidate: 4.19+104~bpo9+1 Version table: 4.19+104~bpo9+1 100 100 https://mirror.yandex.ru/debian stretch-backports/main amd64 Packages *** 4.15+91~bpo9+1 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 4.9+80+deb9u7 500 500 https://mirror.yandex.ru/debian stretch/main amd64 Packages 4.9+80+deb9u6 500 500 http://security.debian.org/debian-security stretch/updates/main amd64 Packages -- With kindest regards, Alexander. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
