In this brief tutorial, we'll see how to list available Ubuntu packages and install exact version in Linux Mint.
Step 1: List the available versions of a package in the repositories
To start, let's list all available versions for a package in the repositories. This can be done in several ways:
1.1 List all repository packages with apt list -a
The first option to list all available Ubuntu packages is command (again for package chromium-browser):
The output is:
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again we can see that two versions are available. [installed] marks the packages which are installed on your system.
1.2 List all versions by apt-cache show and grep
Linux Mint offers many different ways to get similar information. In this case we will combine two commands in order to get only the information which is interesting for us - available versions for Ubuntu package - chromium-browser:
output:
1.3 Search the Ubuntu repositories
Check repositories with madison:
result:
The format of the output is:
packageName | Version | Repository
1.4 View available packages with apt-cache policy
Another option is to use apt-cache policy - for example checking chromium-browser:
apt-cache policy chromium-browser
the output is the following:
where:
- Installed - is the current installed version or if the package is not installed on your system - (none)
- Candidate - is the version which will be installed from the repositories by
apt-get install chromium-browser - two versions are available:
86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1and65.0.3325.181-0ubuntu1
1.5 Search the Ubuntu repositories
The final way to check for packages is by searching the repositories. This can be done in next process:
- Visit: Ubuntu Packages Search
- In keyword field enter the package name:
chromium-browser
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Step 2: Install specific package version in Linux Mint
Once we checked the available packages and which version we like to install then we can move to installation. By default if you run command like:
will install the Candidate Version (you can check which is the candidate by apt-cache policy)
So in order to install different version from the latest one you can do:
or for eclipse:
Step 3: Confirm installed package version with dpkg
The final step is to confirm which version of the package is installed( this can be done also in step 1). In this step we will see another way of checking the same information. Let's check which is the installed version of chromium-browser:
In the output we can find:
than current installed version is: 86.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Resources
Depending on the package installation steps might be different. Here you can find some interesting examples related to such exceptions:
Whatsie is a simple & beautiful desktop client (unofficial) for WhatsApp Web. It's and open-source, cross-platform software works on OS X, Windows, and Linux.
Besides all the WhatsApp Web features, it also features:
- Themes & Mini Mode
- Native Notifications (with reply on OS X)
- Spell Checker & Auto Correct (English)
- Keyboard Shortcuts
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Pre-compiled binary packages are available for download in its release page (see the link below), select download:
whatsie-x.x.x-linux-amd64.debfor 64-bit Ubuntuwhatsie-x.x.x-linux-i386.debfor 32-bit Ubuntu
from:
Download the latest Whatsie (.deb)
Then click install via Ubuntu Software, or run command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
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Once the software is successfully installed, launch it from Unity Dash (App Launcher), scan the QR code via WhatsApp in your mobile phone, and enjoy chatting with your friends.
If you like Whatsie and want to receive future updates along with other system updates via Software Updater, add the Linux repository by running the commands below one by one in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
(Optional) To remove the software, use Synaptic Package Manager (available in Ubuntu Software), or run apt command in terminal via remove flag:
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And the Linux repository can be removed via System Settings -> Software & Updates -> Other Software -> highlight and remove the repository line.
