None that I know of. The manual for apt says to use this one so it is the one I use. Apt-show-versions can show you every package installed on your system by just typing the command. Apt-show-versions I like seeing all my info screen full by screen full so I type apt-show-versions | more Of course you could use aptitude to find out the same thing. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kenny Hitt Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 12:15 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: audio players hi. what advantage does this program have over just typing apt-cache show package and dpkg --status package Kenny On Mon, Apr 18, 2005 at 09:40:41AM -0700, jim grimsby wrote: > Hi, > You should also make sure you have apt-show-versions installed. To do > this do this. > Apt-get install apt-show-versions > Now when you want to know what version of a program you have installed > you can then > Type apt-show-versions package name. > If you do not have it installed it will report that package x is not > installed. Replace package name in the above example with the name of _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
