find a pkg's component ?

[Cameron Hutchison]

Once upon a time Oliver Grawert said...
> Am Montag, den 22.11.2004, 16:25 -0800 schrieb Lloyd D Budd:
> > How do I identify the component that a package is in ?  
> > 
> > example: 
> > pkg 'nfs-kernel-server' is in what component ? 
> > main , restricted , universe , or multiverse
> its currently only possible in synaptic ...

$ apt-cache policy <pkgname>

should tell you what sources contain the package.