Thanks for the help! > --installed not filtering out libelogind, that's > well it is what is. It actually filters installed dependencies, not > installed packages, and hence libelogind0 is shown
> You're likely better of asking your questions using patterns, e.g.: > $ apt list '?reverse-depends(?name(libdbus-1-3))' It still shows uninstalled libelogind0 in case of --recourse for apt-cache depends --recurse --no-recommends --no-suggests --no-conflicts --no-breaks --no-replaces --no-enhances --installed "?reverse-depends(?name(libpcap0.8))" How can I avoid this in a such case? I see no ability to rewrite this command using patterns. On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 at 12:21, Debian Bug Tracking System < ow...@bugs.debian.org> wrote: > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the apt package: > > #1026086: Wrong output of apt-cache depends > > It has been closed by Julian Andres Klode <j...@debian.org>. > > Their explanation is attached below along with your original report. > If this explanation is unsatisfactory and you have not received a > better one in a separate message then please contact Julian Andres Klode < > j...@debian.org> by > replying to this email. > > > -- > 1026086: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1026086 > Debian Bug Tracking System > Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Julian Andres Klode <j...@debian.org> > To: 1026086-cl...@bugs.debian.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:18:14 +0100 > Subject: Re: Bug#1026086: Wrong output of apt-cache depends > On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 11:18:37AM -0300, Orangey wrote: > > Package: apt > > Version: 2.2.4 > > > > Linux 5.19.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian > > 5.19.11-1~bpo11+1 (2022-10-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux > > Description: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) > > > > # apt show libdbus-1-3 > > Package: libdbus-1-3 > > Version: 1.12.20-2 > > Priority: optional > > Section: libs > > Source: dbus > > Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team < > > pkg-utopia-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org> > > Installed-Size: 496 kB > > *Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libsystemd0* > > Recommends: dbus > > Breaks: dbus (<< 1.9.16-1~) > > Homepage: https://dbus.freedesktop.org/ > > Tag: role::shared-lib > > Download-Size: 219 kB > > APT-Manual-Installed: no > > APT-Sources: http://mirror.insacom.cl/debian bullseye/main amd64 > Packages > > Description: simple interprocess messaging system (library) > > > > # apt depends libdbus-1-3 > > libdbus-1-3 > > * Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)* > > > > * Depends: libsystemd0 libelogind0* > > Breaks: dbus (<< 1.9.16-1~) > > Recommends: dbus > > > > *libelogind0 must not be in the command output.* > > No you're wrong. Please read the manual page: > > depends shows a listing of each dependency a package has and all the > possible other packages that can fulfill that dependency > > and if you check libelogind you see: > > Provides: libsystemd0 (= 246.9.1) > > > WRT your followup on --installed not filtering out libelogind, that's > well it is what is. It actually filters installed dependencies, not > installed packages, and hence libelogind0 is shown. > > They're legacy commands provided for backward compatibility for users > who know what they're doing. You're likely better of asking your > questions using patterns, e.g.: > > $ apt list '?reverse-depends(?name(libdbus-1-3))' > libc6/stable-updates,now 2.31-13+deb11u5 amd64 [installed,automatic] > libsystemd0/stable,now 247.3-7+deb11u1 amd64 [installed,automatic] > > or using apt-cache show with the pattern if you need a machine-readable > output. See apt-patterns(7) for more information. > > -- > debian developer - deb.li/jak | jak-linux.org - free software dev > ubuntu core developer i speak de, en > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Orangey <orangey....@gmail.com> > To: sub...@bugs.debian.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 11:18:37 -0300 > Subject: Wrong output of apt-cache depends > Package: apt > Version: 2.2.4 > > Linux 5.19.0-0.deb11.2-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian > 5.19.11-1~bpo11+1 (2022-10-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux > Description: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) > > # apt show libdbus-1-3 > Package: libdbus-1-3 > Version: 1.12.20-2 > Priority: optional > Section: libs > Source: dbus > Maintainer: Utopia Maintenance Team < > pkg-utopia-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org> > Installed-Size: 496 kB > *Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17), libsystemd0* > Recommends: dbus > Breaks: dbus (<< 1.9.16-1~) > Homepage: https://dbus.freedesktop.org/ > Tag: role::shared-lib > Download-Size: 219 kB > APT-Manual-Installed: no > APT-Sources: http://mirror.insacom.cl/debian bullseye/main amd64 Packages > Description: simple interprocess messaging system (library) > > # apt depends libdbus-1-3 > libdbus-1-3 > * Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)* > > * Depends: libsystemd0 libelogind0* > Breaks: dbus (<< 1.9.16-1~) > Recommends: dbus > > *libelogind0 must not be in the command output.* >
