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How can I tell when a package was installed?
To view the latest installed date of package, just run the following rpm command format. Alternatively use rpm with qi option to view the latest installed date of package. Alternatively use rpm with q option alone to view the latest installed date of package.
Which command will update the list of available packages for apt?
command apt-get update
To update this list, you would use the command apt-get update . This command looks for the package lists in the archives found in /etc/apt/sources. list ; see The /etc/apt/sources. list file, Section 2.1 for more information about this file.
How to list available updates and updateable packages with APT?
How To List Available Updates and Updateable Packages with Apt, Apt-Get, Aptitude Commands? apt and apt-get provides online package update for the deb based distributions. We can list currently available updates of the current system with these apt and apt-get commands in different ways.
How do you see what packages are available for update?
I’ve been asked to look after an Ubuntu Server running 10.04 LTS. I see from /usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available that there are a number of updates on the server however I do not see a way to tell which will be updated.
How to check the version of a package in aptitude?
The console GUI of aptitude can display upgradeable packages with new versions. Open the menu ‘Upgradable Packages’. Pressing v on a package will show more detailed version information. Passing -V will show detailed information about versions, again to be safe with the simulation switch:
How to show a history of installed packages?
Show a history of recently installed packages, their version number, and the date / time they were installed on Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint: grep “install ” /var/log/dpkg.log This is how it looks: