How to tell from what Ubuntu or Debian repository a package comes?
Problem
On a Debian-based system, including Ubuntu, how can one tell which repository a package will be downloaded from, without actually beginning the download? and will show the section (e.g., metapackage, base, graphics), but not the repository to which a package belongs (e.g., http://ppa.launchpad.net/mactel-support/ppa/ubuntu or http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/). When installing the package, the actual repository appears during the download (it is printed out in the "downloading from ..." output from apt and similar programs), but how can one obtain information on the repository containing the package (or a specific version of a package) without downloading and installing it first? Additionally, how can one determine the source repository for a package that is already installed?
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Fix for: How to tell from what Ubuntu or Debian repository a package comes?
I run : That means that there are three packages: One that is installed ( ) One that is available from a local repository ( ) One that is available from a remote repository ( ), which also happens to have the same version (2.0.47) as the one in a local repository Additionally, will display similar information in a tabular format.
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