How do I find out which software version will apt-get install <package> install?

Thanks, Boda Cydo.

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apt-get install -s package

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it worked, thank you! – Boda Cydo Mar 20 '10 at 7:57
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This is very usefull command if you have more sources for the same package:

apt-cache policy package_name
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