Check the difference between two apt packages

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Is there any mechanism to check the difference between two packages?



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I'd like to install jupyter notebook but searching apt for jupyter returns plenty of hits (see below). How can I tell which is the one for me and how do they differ?



kretyn@junkyard$ apt-cache search ^jupyter
jupyter-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (binaries)
python-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 2)
python-jupyter-client-doc - Jupyter protocol client APIs (documentation)
python-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 2)
python-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 2)
python-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 2)
python-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python
python-nbsphinx-doc - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- doc
python-notebook-doc - Jupyter interactive notebook (documentation)
python-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 2)
python-qtconsole-doc - Jupyter - Qt console (documentation)
python3-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 3)
python3-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 3)
python3-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 3)
python3-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 3)
python3-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python 3
python3-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 3)
jupyter - Interactive computing environment (metapackage)
jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (tools)
jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (script)
jupyter-core - Core common functionality of Jupyter projects (tools)
jupyter-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (scripts)
jupyter-nbextension-jupyter-js-widgets - Interactive widgets - Jupyter notebook extension
jupyter-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (tools)
jupyter-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook
jupyter-sphinx-theme-common - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- common files
jupyter-sphinx-theme-doc - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- documentation
python-jupyter-console-doc - Jupyter terminal client (documentation)
python-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python
python-nbconvert-doc - Jupyter notebook conversion (documentation)
python-nbformat-doc - Jupyter notebook format (documentation)
python-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 2)
python3-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python 3
python3-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 3)






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    Is there any mechanism to check the difference between two packages?



    Use case:
    I'd like to install jupyter notebook but searching apt for jupyter returns plenty of hits (see below). How can I tell which is the one for me and how do they differ?



    kretyn@junkyard$ apt-cache search ^jupyter
    jupyter-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (binaries)
    python-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 2)
    python-jupyter-client-doc - Jupyter protocol client APIs (documentation)
    python-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 2)
    python-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 2)
    python-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 2)
    python-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python
    python-nbsphinx-doc - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- doc
    python-notebook-doc - Jupyter interactive notebook (documentation)
    python-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 2)
    python-qtconsole-doc - Jupyter - Qt console (documentation)
    python3-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 3)
    python3-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 3)
    python3-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 3)
    python3-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 3)
    python3-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python 3
    python3-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 3)
    jupyter - Interactive computing environment (metapackage)
    jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (tools)
    jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (script)
    jupyter-core - Core common functionality of Jupyter projects (tools)
    jupyter-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (scripts)
    jupyter-nbextension-jupyter-js-widgets - Interactive widgets - Jupyter notebook extension
    jupyter-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (tools)
    jupyter-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook
    jupyter-sphinx-theme-common - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- common files
    jupyter-sphinx-theme-doc - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- documentation
    python-jupyter-console-doc - Jupyter terminal client (documentation)
    python-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python
    python-nbconvert-doc - Jupyter notebook conversion (documentation)
    python-nbformat-doc - Jupyter notebook format (documentation)
    python-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 2)
    python3-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python 3
    python3-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 3)






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      Is there any mechanism to check the difference between two packages?



      Use case:
      I'd like to install jupyter notebook but searching apt for jupyter returns plenty of hits (see below). How can I tell which is the one for me and how do they differ?



      kretyn@junkyard$ apt-cache search ^jupyter
      jupyter-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (binaries)
      python-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 2)
      python-jupyter-client-doc - Jupyter protocol client APIs (documentation)
      python-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 2)
      python-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 2)
      python-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 2)
      python-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python
      python-nbsphinx-doc - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- doc
      python-notebook-doc - Jupyter interactive notebook (documentation)
      python-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 2)
      python-qtconsole-doc - Jupyter - Qt console (documentation)
      python3-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 3)
      python3-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 3)
      python3-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 3)
      python3-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 3)
      python3-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python 3
      python3-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 3)
      jupyter - Interactive computing environment (metapackage)
      jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (tools)
      jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (script)
      jupyter-core - Core common functionality of Jupyter projects (tools)
      jupyter-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (scripts)
      jupyter-nbextension-jupyter-js-widgets - Interactive widgets - Jupyter notebook extension
      jupyter-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (tools)
      jupyter-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook
      jupyter-sphinx-theme-common - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- common files
      jupyter-sphinx-theme-doc - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- documentation
      python-jupyter-console-doc - Jupyter terminal client (documentation)
      python-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python
      python-nbconvert-doc - Jupyter notebook conversion (documentation)
      python-nbformat-doc - Jupyter notebook format (documentation)
      python-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 2)
      python3-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python 3
      python3-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 3)






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      Is there any mechanism to check the difference between two packages?



      Use case:
      I'd like to install jupyter notebook but searching apt for jupyter returns plenty of hits (see below). How can I tell which is the one for me and how do they differ?



      kretyn@junkyard$ apt-cache search ^jupyter
      jupyter-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (binaries)
      python-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 2)
      python-jupyter-client-doc - Jupyter protocol client APIs (documentation)
      python-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 2)
      python-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 2)
      python-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 2)
      python-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python
      python-nbsphinx-doc - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- doc
      python-notebook-doc - Jupyter interactive notebook (documentation)
      python-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 2)
      python-qtconsole-doc - Jupyter - Qt console (documentation)
      python3-jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (Python 3)
      python3-jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (Python 3)
      python3-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (Python 3)
      python3-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (Python 3)
      python3-nbsphinx - Jupyter Notebook Tools for Sphinx -- Python 3
      python3-qtconsole - Jupyter - Qt console (Python 3)
      jupyter - Interactive computing environment (metapackage)
      jupyter-client - Jupyter protocol client APIs (tools)
      jupyter-console - Jupyter terminal client (script)
      jupyter-core - Core common functionality of Jupyter projects (tools)
      jupyter-nbconvert - Jupyter notebook conversion (scripts)
      jupyter-nbextension-jupyter-js-widgets - Interactive widgets - Jupyter notebook extension
      jupyter-nbformat - Jupyter notebook format (tools)
      jupyter-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook
      jupyter-sphinx-theme-common - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- common files
      jupyter-sphinx-theme-doc - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- documentation
      python-jupyter-console-doc - Jupyter terminal client (documentation)
      python-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python
      python-nbconvert-doc - Jupyter notebook conversion (documentation)
      python-nbformat-doc - Jupyter notebook format (documentation)
      python-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 2)
      python3-jupyter-sphinx-theme - Jupyter Sphinx Theme -- Python 3
      python3-notebook - Jupyter interactive notebook (Python 3)








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          If you want to get more information about a package use the show option.



          apt show jupyter


          It's the only way to clearly see the differences between packages.



          Another approach could be to use a GUI program as synaptic






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            If you want to get more information about a package use the show option.



            apt show jupyter


            It's the only way to clearly see the differences between packages.



            Another approach could be to use a GUI program as synaptic






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              If you want to get more information about a package use the show option.



              apt show jupyter


              It's the only way to clearly see the differences between packages.



              Another approach could be to use a GUI program as synaptic






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                If you want to get more information about a package use the show option.



                apt show jupyter


                It's the only way to clearly see the differences between packages.



                Another approach could be to use a GUI program as synaptic






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                If you want to get more information about a package use the show option.



                apt show jupyter


                It's the only way to clearly see the differences between packages.



                Another approach could be to use a GUI program as synaptic







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