Debian/Ubuntu: See what "apt" would install without actually doing it

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Simply add --dry-run, like this:

sudo apt-get install --dry-run something

This is great if packages would get updated and you want to easily see which version they will receive.

Arne Hartherz
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Posted by Arne Hartherz to makandra dev (2011-04-06 09:53)