How To Find Versions Of All Installed Packages In Linux Mint
Here’s how to find out the versions of all installed packages in Linux Mint / Ubuntu / Debian Linux:
1. Issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo apt-get install apt-show-versions
2. After the installation is complete, issue the following command at the terminal –
apt-show-versions > versions.txt
3. Now open up ‘versions.txt’ file to view the list of versions...
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 ‘Sqeeze’ Released
After 24 months of constant development, the Debian Project has announced the release of Debian 6.0 ‘Sqeeze’. Debian 6.0 includes the KDE 4.4.5 Plasma Desktop and Applications, GNOME 2.30.0, Xfce 4.6.2, and LXDE 0.5.0 desktop environments as well as all kinds of server applications. It also features compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.2 of the LSB.
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How To Convert RPM File Into DEB File In Linux Mint
Here’s how to convert a .rpm file into a .deb file in Linux Mint using ‘alien’ utility:
1. Issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo apt-get install alien
Enter ‘y’ to confirm the installation.
2. Now we’ll convert ‘opera-10.62-6438.i386.rpm’ into a .deb file. Issue the following command at the terminal –
sudo alien <file-name>
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