How to check the version before installing a package using apt-get?

I’m thinking to install hylafax+ version 5.5.4 which was release last month on my Debian PC. I checked dpkg -l | grep “hylafax” and found out that the current version is 5.5.3. Then I checked apt-cache search hylafax and saw the packages are available, but I can’t see any version number. How can I find … Read more

How to thoroughly purge and reinstall postgresql on ubuntu? [closed]

Closed. This question does not meet Stack Overflow guidelines. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 4 years ago. Improve this question Somehow I’ve managed to completely bugger the install of postgresql on Ubuntu karmic. I want to start over from … Read more

How to install Maven 3 on Ubuntu 18.04/17.04/16.10/16.04 LTS/15.10/15.04/14.10/14.04 LTS/13.10/13.04 by using apt-get? [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question Try: sudo apt-get install maven If it works for you ignore the rest of this post. Intro I started setting up my Ubuntu … Read more