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2019 Jan 30
2
[FORGED] r-base is already the newest version (3.5.2-1bionic)
...y do you say that? That is the __normal__ display after a successful installation.
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| I interpreted the "Status=Not/Inst ...." to mean that the package was
| not installed. Which is consistent with what was actually the case.
Simply false. Do 'dpkg -l | less' or 'dpkg -l somewildcardhere | less' and
try to become more familiar with the output. There *is* legend printed there.
What matters most: The first two columns are 'ii'. That is as official to
"you're good" as you'll ever get.
Again, I would consider familiarising myself with some Debian/Ubuntu...
2019 Jan 30
0
[FORGED] r-base is already the newest version (3.5.2-1bionic)
...the __normal__ display after a
> successful installation.
> |
> | I interpreted the "Status=Not/Inst ...." to mean that the package was
> | not installed. Which is consistent with what was actually the case.
>
> Simply false. Do 'dpkg -l | less' or 'dpkg -l somewildcardhere | less' and
> try to become more familiar with the output. There *is* legend printed
> there.
>
> What matters most: The first two columns are 'ii'. That is as official to
> "you're good" as you'll ever get.
>
> Again, I would consider familiarisi...
2019 Jan 30
2
[FORGED] r-base is already the newest version (3.5.2-1bionic)
On 30 January 2019 at 12:33, Rolf Turner wrote:
| On 1/30/19 11:53 AM, Dirk Eddelbuettel wrote:
| >
| > Rolf,
| >
| > I think it may help to read-up on dpkg and apt. Instead of 'whereis' do
| >
| > dpkg -l r-base-core
And I also meant 'dpkg -L r-base-core'. Both -l and -L do useful (but
different) things.
| Now *that* was a revealing suggestion! I did