--- Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Kindly advise how to find out the version of a > package available to upgrade/ > install. I am not quite clear on man apt-cache. I > tried follows without > result; > > # apt-cache -v firebird > E: Invalid operation firebird > # apt-cache-v firebird > -su: apt-cache-v: command not found > > # apt-cache pkgnames-v firebird > E: Invalid operation pkgnames-v > > apt-cache pkgnames -v firebird > firebird-s32-server > firebird-c64-server > firebird-examples > firebird-s64-server > firebird-c32-server > > apt-cache search -v firebird > firebird-c32-server - FireBird Classic w/ 32bit I/O > - RDBMS based on InterBase > 6.0 code > firebird-c64-server - FireBird Classic w/ 64bit I/O > - RDBMS based on InterBase > 6.0 code > .... > .... > zope-kinterbasdbda - Zope Database Adapter for > Interbase/Firebird > ... > etc. > > TIA > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > >
Stephen, Perhaps I should just point you to the manual on the Debian website... Take a look at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===== ----------------------- Simon Tod [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]