From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ylpvm01-ext.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.32] helo=ylpvm01.prodigy.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DNey6-000730-00 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:43:50 -0400 Received: from jim (adsl-69-234-213-218.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.234.213.218]) by ylpvm01.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j3IMhY4I028245 for ; Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:43:46 -0400 From: "jim grimsby" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:43:34 -0700 Message-ID: <000401c54468$12c5d610$220110ac@jim> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: <20050418191445.GA28085@blackbox> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: audio players X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:43:50 -0000 None that I know of. The manual for apt says to use this one so it is the one I use.=20 Apt-show-versions can show you every package installed on your system by just typing the command. =20 Apt-show-versions=20 I like seeing all my info screen full by screen full so I type apt-show-versions | more=20 Of course you could use aptitude to find out the same thing. =20 -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@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 =20 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=20 > Now when you want to know what version of a program you have installed > you can then=20 > Type apt-show-versions package name. =20 > 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@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup