->>In response to your message<<- --received from Chris Burkhardt-- > > 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. > > There is a note in the man page about putting the --no-act flag before the > action: > > $ sudo dpkg --no-act -i texlive-base_2007.dfsg.1-2_all.deb > > Does that make it behave as expected?
I wish but sadly no: $ sudo dpkg --no-act -i texlive-base_2007.dfsg.1-2_all.deb Selecting previously deselected package texlive-base. (Reading database ... 150341 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking texlive-base (from texlive-base_2007.dfsg.1-2_all.deb) ... pyeat...@pyeatman:~$ ...but I didn't catch that so thanks for pointing out! Paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
