Apt-get: how to check version number before installation?

[Padraig]

On Dec 10, 2007 4:26 PM, Padraig <padraigrorry at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 10, 2007 4:20 PM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  How can I check what version of a particular program apt-get will
> > install, before I
> > install it.
>
>
> sudo apt-get search <what you're looking for>
>

I'm sorry, that's:

sudo apt-cache search packagename
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