How can apt query a package repo for the creation date of a package's files?It is possible for apt to query a package repository for the creation dates for the files of a package , based on the package version as well?Does it have the ability to do that whether or not the package is locally installed as well?
Can apt query a package repo for the creation date of a package's files?
debian;apt
I don't think you can query the repositories directly, but you could download the packages and then usedpkg --contents <package.deb>Which should list all the files in the package, including permissions, ownership and timestamps.If you want to compare different packages, it might also be useful to compare the changelogs. There is apt-get changelog, but I am not sure if it is supported by all repositories.