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

Question

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

Answer 1

You can also just simply do the regular apt-get update and then, as per the manual, do:

apt-get -V upgrade

-V Show verbose version numbers

Which will show you the current package vs the one which will be upgraded in a format similar to the one bellow:

~# sudo apt-get -V upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
   curl (7.38.0-4+deb8u14 => 7.38.0-4+deb8u15)
   php5 (5.6.40+dfsg-0+deb8u2 => 5.6.40+dfsg-0+deb8u3)
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 12.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 567 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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