apt-show-versions reports deluge not installed but dpkg does

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apt-show-versions reports deluge not installed but dpkg does

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I have a working install of deluge on my box. I have 1.3.4 installed on a Debian Squeeze box. I was told Deluge was installed via repository using apt, so I am confused why apt does not believe it is installed but dpkg does.

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# apt-show-versions -a deluge
Not installed
deluge 1.2.3+git20110209.8c36830-0squeeze1 squeeze      ftp.fr.debian.org
deluge 1.3.3-2                             testing      ftp.fr.debian.org
deluge 1.3.3-2                             unstable     ftp.fr.debian.org
deluge 1.3.3-2                             unknown      ftp.us.debian.org
deluge 1.3.3-2                             unknown      ftp.fr.debian.org
deluge 1.3.4-1                             experimental ftp.fr.debian.org
deluge not installed

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# dpkg -l | grep -i 'deluge'
ii  deluge-common                       1.3.4-1                        bittorrent client written in Python/PyGTK (common files)
ii  deluge-console                      1.3.4-1                        bittorrent client written in Python/PyGTK (console ui)
ii  deluge-web                          1.3.4-1                        bittorrent client written in Python/PyGTK (web ui)
ii  deluged                             1.3.4-1                        bittorrent client written in Python/PyGTK (daemon)
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Re: apt-show-versions reports deluge not installed but dpkg

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Re: apt-show-versions reports deluge not installed but dpkg

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From the dpkg output you do not technically have 'deluge' installed, you have 'deluge-common', 'deluge-web' etc... So have you tried the regex switch for apt-show-versions:

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apt-show-versions -a -r deluge
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Re: apt-show-versions reports deluge not installed but dpkg

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Cas wrote:From the dpkg output you do not technically have 'deluge' installed, you have 'deluge-common', 'deluge-web' etc... So have you tried the regex switch for apt-show-versions:

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apt-show-versions -a -r deluge
Thanks cas, I was tired and I think I was reading deluged as deluge. Hints my confusion. I tried the code you listed and tried subbing apt-show-versions -a deluge for apt-show-versions -a deluge-common and see everything shows the way it should. Thanks!
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