command 4 today : june 24 2011

apt-cache showpkg 

I been using Ubuntu/Debian for over 5-6 years now but never got an opportunity where i had to check the available version of particular software in repository and know about its dependency and also reverse dependency.

 sudo apt-cache showpkg ftp

Package: ftp
Versions: 
0.17-19build1 (/var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_binary-i386_Packages) (/var/lib/dpkg/status)
 Description Language: 
                 File: /var/lib/apt/lists/archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_lucid_main_binary-i386_Packages
                  MD5: e4165975d9905e3c75c5c1aa9714d90d


Reverse Depends: 
  webcam,ftp
  ltp-network-test,ftp
  heimdal-clients,ftp 0.16-1
  gabedit,ftp
  ftp-ssl,ftp 0.10
  ftp-ssl,ftp 0.10
  ubuntu-standard,ftp
Dependencies: 
0.17-19build1 - libc6 (2 2.11) libncurses5 (2 5.6+20071006-3) libreadline6 (2 6.0) netbase (0 (null)) netstd (0 (null)) 
Provides: 
0.17-19build1 - 
Reverse Provides: 
heimdal-clients 1.2.e1.dfsg.1-1ubuntu1
ftp-ssl 0.17.19+0.2-1