Re: How to find dependency information for a package ?

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 08/12/08 15:09, NewDeb wrote:
> Hi all, 
>
> I am trying to find the exhaustive list of dependencies of a particular
> package (For example, package tomcat5_5.0.30-12etch1_all.deb) From what I
> have read so far, there seem to be many ways of doing this and I tried out
> the following, but find that the information is different in all, save a few
> common things. 
>
> 1) apt-cache depends tomcat5
> 2) dpkg --info tomcat5_5.0.30-12etch1_all.deb (to view the Depends filed of
> the control file)
> 3) apt-get --download-only install tomcat5 (thinking that this will be the
> raw list of files which dpkg tries to install)
>
> Why is the output of dependency packages not consistent ? Or am I doing this
> wrongly ?
>
> I am really confused. Any pointers are greatly appreciated. 

Is this a 3rd-party deb file?  If not, just try:
# apt-get --simulate install tomcat5

That will give you a comprehensive list of missing/uninstalled 
dependencies. what Debian needs to install.

Otherwise, "apt-cache depends" and "apt-cache show" tell you 
everything you need.

Or am I misunderstanding your question?

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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