Upgrade specific software and view software version information under Ubuntu

Ubuntu Upgrade Software:

sudo apt-get update source
sudo apt-get upgrade update installed packages
sudo apt-get Dist-upgrade upgrade system

Ubuntu Upgrade specific software:

can be used sudo apt-get install pkgname

See Software Installation Location:
Dpkg-l xxxx

To see if the software is installed:
Dpkg-l | grep filename

Viewing the installation path

Dpkg-l Software Name

$ dpkg-l Gedit
/.
/usr
/usr/share
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/gedit
/usr/share/gedit/gedit-bugreport
/usr/share/applications
/usr/share/applications/gedit.desktop
/usr/share/dbus-1
/usr/share/dbus-1/services
/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.gedit.service
/usr/share/bug
/usr/share/bug/gedit
/usr/share/bug/gedit/script
/usr/share/pyshared
/usr/share/pyshared/gi
/usr/lib/gedit/girepository-1.0
/usr/lib/gedit/girepository-1.0/gedit-3.0.typelib
/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/spell.plugin
/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/time.plugin
/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/zeitgeist.plugin
/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/snippets/substitutionparser.py
/usr/lib/gedit/plugins/snippets/windowactivatable.py
/usr/lib/libgedit-private.so.0.0.0
/usr/lib/python2.7
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/overrides
/usr/lib/libgedit-private.so.0
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/gi/overrides/gedit.py

Ubuntu View software version:

First install the software, apt-show-versions or aptitude (information more detailed, recommended)

1. Using dpkg can also

Dpkg-l Firefox
Desired status = Unknown (u)/install (i)/remove (R)/clear (p)/Hold (h)
| Status = Not installed (n)/installed (i)/existing configuration only (c)/decompression only (U)/configuration failed (F)/not fully installed (H)/Trigger Pending (W)/Trigger open (T)
|/error? = (none)/Required Reload (R) (Status, error: Uppercase = fault)
|| /Name Version Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
II Firefox 27.0.1+build1-safe and easy Web browser from Mozilla

2. Installing sudo apt-get installapt-show-versions

Use:

$ apt-show-versions Firefox
Firefox/precise-security upgradeable from 27.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 to 28.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

3. Installing sudo apt-get install aptitude

Use: Aptitude show Firefox
Package: Firefox
Status: Installed
Automatic installation: No
Version number: 27.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
Priority: Optional
Section: WEB
Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team <[email protected]>
System: I386
Uncompressed size: 64.6 M
Dependent on: Lsb-release, Libasound2 (>= 1.0.23), libatk1.0-0 (>=
1.12.4), Libc6 (>= 2.15), Libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4),
Libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.0.2), Libdbus-glib-1-2 (>=
0.78), LIBFONTCONFIG1 (>= 2.8.0), Libfreetype6 (>=
2.2.1), LIBGCC1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
(>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk2.0-0
(>= 2.24.0), libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.22.0),
Libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.8), Libstdc++6 (>=
4.6), libx11-6, Libxext6, Libxrender1, Libxt6
Recommended: Xul-ext-ubufox, LIBCANBERRA0, LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB4,
Libdbusmenu-gtk4
Recommendation: Ttf-lyx
Conflict: Gcu-plugin (<= 0.12.10-1ubuntu1)
Destruction: Abrowser (<= 4.0~b11+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu1),
Abrowser-branding (<=
4.0~B11+BUILD3+NOBINONLY-0UBUNTU1), Adobe-flashplugin
(<= 11.1.102.63-0precise1), firefox-branding (<=
4.0~B11+BUILD3+NOBINONLY-0UBUNTU1),
Flashplugin-installer (<= 11.1.102.63ubuntu1)
Instead: Abrowser, abrowser-branding, firefox-branding,
Kubuntu-firefox-installer
Offers: Gnome-www-browser, Iceweasel, Www-browser
Description: Safe and easy Web browser from Mozilla
Firefox delivers safe, easy web browsing. A Familiar User
interface, enhanced security features including protection
From online identity theft, and integrated search
Get the most out of the web.

Appendix:

Apt-cache Search Package
Apt-cache Show package for information about packages, such as description, size, version, etc.
sudo apt-get install package
sudo apt-get Install package--Reinstall reinstall packages
sudo apt-get-f install fix "-F =--fix-missing"
sudo apt-get Remove Package
sudo apt-get Remove Package--purge delete packages, including deletion of configuration files, etc.
sudo apt-get update source
sudo apt-get upgrade update installed packages
sudo apt-get Dist-upgrade upgrade system
sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade using Dselect upgrade
Apt-cache depends package learn about using dependencies
Apt-cache Rdepends package is to see which packages are dependent on
sudo apt-get BUILD-DEP Package Installation-related compilation environment
Apt-get Source Package Downloads The source code for the bundle
sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get autoclean cleanup of useless packages
sudo apt-get check to see if there is a corrupted dependency

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Upgrade specific software and view software version information under Ubuntu