# apt module capabilities

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-module-capabilities/11399>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 6, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-module-capabilities/11399 "2012-04-06T15:59:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-module-capabilities/11399/1 "2012-04-06T15:59:44Z")

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Reading the apt module source I notice it can do

apt pkg=foo state=latest

But cannot do:

apt pkg=foo state=version-number

Can this be upgraded to achieve parity with the yum module, or is it something that is not possible and/or does not make  
sense?

That would be great if they could both do that, because often when deploying software to production you have  
multiple versions available and want a very specific version.

–Michael