Re: Efficient Package Dependency Search with aptitude

[Yassine Chaouche <a.chaouche@algerian-radio.dz>]

Le 4/24/24 à 13:11, Dan Ritter a écrit> Also, I think you have meanings reversed.
> apt-cache depends psmisc
>
> produces the list of packages that psmisc needs to function.
>
> apt-cache rdepends psmisc
>
> produces the list of packages that need psmisc to be installed
> first.
>
> -dsr-


Dan,
Thank you for your prompt and precise response.
Your expertise has significantly clarified a few misconceptions I had.
As you accurately noted,
the misapplication of the apt-cache command enumerated the packages that require psmisc as a prerequisite,
instead of the dependencies required by psmisc to function.
Your swift assistance has been invaluable.

I also could have done the same with aptitude search ~R to list reverse dependencies
and aptitude search ~D to list dependencies

Onward and upward.


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