AFAIKT, this old annoying bug is doomed to merge new ones until some good person fixes it. :)
Package: dpkg Version: 1.14.16.6 Severity: normal I have a .deb file with missing dependencies and expect `dpkg' to tell me about it. Unfortunately, being run with `--no-act' (`--dry-run', `--simulate') option, dpkg doesn't notice missing dependencies: $ sudo dpkg --no-act -i xfuse-gtk_0.7.0-11_i386.deb && echo OK || echo FAIL Selecting previously deselected package xfuse-gtk. (Reading database ... 113183 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xfuse-gtk (from xfuse-gtk_0.7.0-11_i386.deb) ... OK Is this a bug? Without --simulate option dpkg works as expected: $ sudo dpkg -i xfuse-gtk_0.7.0-11_i386.deb && echo OK || echo FAIL Selecting previously deselected package xfuse-gtk. (Reading database ... 113183 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xfuse-gtk (from xfuse-gtk_0.7.0-11_i386.deb) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xfuse-gtk: xfuse-gtk depends on xfuse-common (= 0.7.0-11); however: Package xfuse-common is not installed. xfuse-gtk depends on lib765-1; however: Package lib765-1 is not installed. xfuse-gtk depends on libdsk3; however: Package libdsk3 is not installed. xfuse-gtk depends on libjsw2 (>= 1:1.5.0-6); however: Package libjsw2 is not installed. xfuse-gtk depends on libspectrum2; however: Package libspectrum2 is not installed. dpkg: error processing xfuse-gtk (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: xfuse-gtk FAIL Kind regards. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.22-3-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dpkg depends on: ii coreutils 5.97-5.3 The GNU core utilities ii libc6 2.7-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dpkg recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- vvv -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]