->>In response to your message<<- --received from Jimmy Johnson-- > > Paul Yeatman wrote: > > Hi, I'm wondering if there is a command I can run on a debian package > that would test for whether all dependencies of that package are already > installed on the system without actually installing the package if so. > This mailing list thread > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2006/09/msg00292.html is on the > exact topic and many suggestions are thrown out but none of which I can > prove true. > > <...snip...> > > > > Is there a script-friendly way to determine this before attempting to > install? dpkg man page suggests that "--no-act, --dry-run, --simulate" > should do this yet > > $ sudo dpkg -i --no-act texlive-base_2007.dfsg.1-2_all.deb (Reading > database ... 138033 files and directories currently installed.) > > Preparing to replace texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2 (using > texlive-base_2007.dfsg.1-2_all.deb) ... > > $ echo $? > > 0 > > > > tells me nothing about lacking dependencies. The point of this is > for the purpose of an install script that includes such a package. If > there are dependency issues, I want to point that out right at the > beginning of the install. If there are not, I want to proceed but want > to perform the package install later in the game. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Sounds like you may want to use # apt-get -u install, here's an example: > > # apt-get -u install lilo > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > cron debconf exim libident libopenldap-runtime libopenldap1 libpcre2 > logrotate mailx > The following packages will be REMOVED: > debconf-tiny > The following NEW packages will be installed: > cron debconf exim libident libopenldap-runtime libopenldap1 libpcre2 > logrotate mailx > The following packages will be upgraded > lilo > 1 packages upgraded, 9 newly installed, 1 to remove and 31 not upgraded. > Need to get 225kB/1179kB of archives. After unpacking 2659kB will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Thanks for the suggestion. It's not as script-friendly as I'd like but the real problem is that this is using the package manager. I want to perform the test on an arbitrary debian package file that may or may not be found on the mirrors. Thanks! Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
