Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-27 Thread Keith Christian
And using <> (sans the middle 'e') it works great. Thank you. Keith On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 26 oct 14, 14:54:45, Keith Christian wrote: >> Hi Andrei, >> >> Thanks for the extra commands. Unfortunately, some don't work on my >> Wheezy system, are

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 26 oct 14, 14:54:45, Keith Christian wrote: > Hi Andrei, > > Thanks for the extra commands. Unfortunately, some don't work on my > Wheezy system, are you using a more recent version of aptitude or > apt-get perhaps? No, just a few typos, sorry. > Here is some output: > > aptitude searc

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-26 Thread tor...@riseup.net
> 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 wit

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-26 Thread Keith Christian
Hi Andrei, Thanks for the extra commands. Unfortunately, some don't work on my Wheezy system, are you using a more recent version of aptitude or apt-get perhaps? Here is some output: aptitude search '?upgradeable' E: Unknown term type: "upgradeable". apt-get policy debian-reference-en E: In

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-26 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 25 oct 14, 14:59:28, Keith Christian wrote: > > Have searched the WWW and man pages without finding anything like "dry > run" or "show possible upgrades" specifically for aptitude. aptitude search '?upgradeable' The full aptitude documentation is in the package aptitude-doc-en. If yo

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-25 Thread Keith Christian
Thanks, Brian, that's it! Works for aptitude too! On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 3:28 PM, wrote: > On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:59:28 -0600 > Keith Christian wrote: > >> On a Wheezy system, I have used aptitude exclusively for >> updates/upgrades, etc. Looking for a command line option to use with >> apti

Re: Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-25 Thread briand
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:59:28 -0600 Keith Christian wrote: > 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-e

Check whether an update for a particular package is available without upgrading

2014-10-25 Thread Keith Christian
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