On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 04:25:37PM +0100, Sonja Krause-Harder wrote: > On Tue, Jan 22, 2008 at 05:08:35PM +0200, Dirk Moolman wrote: > > Is there a command (except for rpm -i), to check for dependencies before > > I try to install a package ? > > rpm -q --requires -p <rpmfile> > > -q: query mode > --requires: show requires > -p: we're asking about an uninstalled rpm file, not an installed rpm
If you just want to test if a rpm is installable, use: rpm -U --test <rpmfile> Cheers, Michael. -- Michael Schroeder [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF Markus Rex, HRB 16746 AG Nuernberg main(_){while(_=~getchar())putchar(~_-1/(~(_|32)/13*2-11)*13);} -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]