Re: view package contents w/o installing
dvanbalen <DvB> writes:
DvB> Is there any way to see what files are in a package without having to
DvB> install it first?
If you already have the .deb file, you can run 'dpkg --contents
file.deb'. But probably downloading is the harder part in the general
case; I don't know of a good way to see what files are in a package
without downloading it.
(It'd be nice if packages.debian.org offered more functionality, like
being able to read the files in /usr/share/doc/<package> directly off
the Web site or listing the file contents.)
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