Zypper: Show all installable versions of a package

Question

Unfortunately a rpm (apache2-utils) has two sources on one server.

If I try to update it, then I get this message:

sle-server# zypper in apache2-utils
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'apache2-utils' is already installed.
There is an update candidate for 'apache2-utils', 
but it comes from a repository with a lower priority. 
Use 'zypper install apache2-utils-2.4.34-175.1.x86_64' to install this candidate.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.

Now I want to know which versions are installable:

sle-server# zypper info apache2-utils
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...


Information for package apache2-utils:
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Repository     : ES standard patch baseline 4Q2018
Name           : apache2-utils                    
Version        : 2.4.23-29.27.2                   
Arch           : x86_64                           
Vendor         : SUSE LLC <https://www.suse.com/> 
Support Level  : unknown                          
Installed Size : 221.6 KiB                        
Installed      : Yes (automatically)              
Status         : up-to-date                       
Source package : apache2-2.4.23-29.27.2.src       
Summary        : Apache 2 utilities               
Description    :                                  
    Utilities provided by the Apache 2 Web Server project which are useful
    to administrators of web servers in general.

How can I see all installable versions of this package on the command line (without yast)?

[You apparently don't read man pages](https://serverfault.com/questions/964565/zypper-how-to-list-all-active-package-repos/964566) ( [`man zypper`](https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Zypper_manual_(plain)) explains quite well what to do BTW *"the detailed view (`se -s [querystring|capability]`) will show all available versions of matching packages, each version in each repository on a separate line"* ) but regardless there is already a similar question on SE too: https://superuser.com/q/791907/85791 — HBruijn, May 17 '19 at 09:53
@HBruijn yes, I don't read man pages. I ask my favorite search engine. Is this evil? I don't think so. I answered my own question below. Now the next person who prefers to use a search engine (because it is easier) will find the answer soon. Why should I read the man page and not ask a question? (More general question: Why should I go the hard way, if there is an easier way) — guettli, May 17 '19 at 10:57
you might have searched google before.... https://superuser.com/questions/791907/zypper-how-to-list-different-available-versions-of-a-package — Chris Maes, May 17 '19 at 11:00
As you can already see in the voting: *"this question does not show any research effort"* (although it is nicely formatted) — HBruijn, May 17 '19 at 11:00
@HBruijn yes, you are right. But why not do it the easy, simple, lazy way? — guettli, May 17 '19 at 11:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 17 '19 at 10:55

zypper se -s apache2-utils
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name          | Type    | Version        | Arch   | Repository                       
--+---------------+---------+----------------+--------+----------------------------------
i | apache2-utils | package | 2.4.23-29.27.2 | x86_64 | ES standard patch baseline 4Q2018
v | apache2-utils | package | 2.4.34-175.1   | x86_64 | SLES_12.3_TBZ-PARIV

Zypper: Show all installable versions of a package

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