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How to check which version of a product is available in repositories for different ubuntu versions?

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My scenario is like this :
I have installed redmine on my ubuntu 12.04 server, and i installed it using apt-get install redmine.
So we run the latest stable version 1.3.2 (mysql) , some time after that I found out that there is already 1.4 and even 2.x available to download.

So I wanted to upgrade to 1.4 or any other newer version. But I found out that the newer versions are not available on the official repository.

So from now on I want to check which versions are available in the ubuntu repository . Is there probably even a release schedule?

And I heard that I can download redmine 1.4 from repository if I have ubuntu 13.04 , so I wondered how this works? How to check the repository for any other ubuntu version ?

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answered 2 Years ago scusaper · Accepted Answer

Browse to http://packages.ubuntu.com/. There, you can search for any package within any Ubuntu version. That will tell you what version of a specific package is available in what Ubuntu version.

There is no release schedule, as packages are added or updated when ready/necessary.

However, there is a changelog that you can check. For instance, if you go to: Ubuntu – Details for package redmine in raring, you will find a Changelog link at the right under Ubuntu Resources.

Within your particular Ubuntu version, you can check which versions of a particular package are available, and which one will be installed, using the command apt-cache policy. For instance:

$ apt-cache policy redmine

redmine:

  Installed: (none)

  Candidate: 2.3.1-1

  Version table:

     2.3.1-1 0

        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe amd64 Packages