How To Install apt-show-versions on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-show-versions on Ubuntu 20.04. apt-show-versions is lists available package versions with distribution

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-show-versions on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is apt-show-versions

apt-show-versions is:

apt-show-versions parses the dpkg status file and the APT lists for the installed and available package versions and distribution and shows upgrade options within the specific distribution of the selected package.

This is really useful if you have a mixed stable/testing environment and want to list all packages which are from testing and can be upgraded in testing.

There are three methods to install apt-show-versions on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install apt-show-versions Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-show-versions using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apt-show-versions

Install apt-show-versions Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-show-versions using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apt-show-versions

Install apt-show-versions Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install apt-show-versions using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apt-show-versions

How To Uninstall apt-show-versions on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the apt-show-versions package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apt-show-versions

Uninstall apt-show-versions And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apt-show-versions and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-show-versions

Remove apt-show-versions Configurations and Data

To remove apt-show-versions configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apt-show-versions

Remove apt-show-versions configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apt-show-versions configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-show-versions

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-show-versions package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.