Sorry if this goes though all three times. But I think I figured out which email to use with this one. <br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote"><br></span>On a rpm based system I know how to do what I want done is to type. 
<br>rpm -q &lt;application name&gt;<br><br>How do I do the same thing on a Debian based distro?<br>I just need to know the version that&#39;s installed. <br>