Re: Efficient Package Dependency Search with aptitude
Le 4/24/24 à 13:11, Dan Ritter a écrit> Also, I think you have meanings reversed. apt-cache depends psmisc produces the list of packages that psmisc needs to function. apt-cache rdepends psmisc produces the list of packages that need psmisc to be installed first. -dsr- Dan, Thank you for your prompt and precise response. Your expertise has significantly clarified a few misconceptions I had. As you accurately noted, the misapplication of the apt-cache command enumerated the packages that require psmisc as a prerequisite, instead of the dependencies required by psmisc to function. Your swift assistance has been invaluable. I also could have done the same with aptitude search ~R to list reverse dependencies and aptitude search ~D to list dependencies Onward and upward. -- yassine -- sysadm +213-779 06 06 23 http://about.me/ychaouche Looking for side gigs.
Re: Efficient Package Dependency Search with aptitude
Yassine Chaouche wrote: > In my ongoing mission for precise package management, > I embarked on a quest to swiftly locate all installed packages dependent on > /mysql-server/. > Swift reconnaissance led me to /aptitude/, our stalwart ally in the Debian > arsenal. > Executing a tactical maneuver akin to this: > |# aptitude search "~i ~Rmysql-server"| > || > | > | > Unveiled a battalion of installed packages, > seemingly unrelated to mysql-server, > including /adduser/, /debconf/, and others of varying ranks. > > Harboring suspicions about certain results like /psmisc/, > I executed a reverse probe using the /apt-cache/ command: > |# apt-cache depends psmisc| > || > | > > | > Conclusively, /mysql-server/ did not appear in /psmisc/'s dependency roster. > Yet, in the face of this operation at the Debian Vanguard, doubts linger. > I seek counsel from the esteemed Debian fraternity. > What subtleties evade our grasp? mysql-server doesn't really exist anymore. Try mariadb-server instead. Also, I think you have meanings reversed. apt-cache depends psmisc produces the list of packages that psmisc needs to function. apt-cache rdepends psmisc produces the list of packages that need psmisc to be installed first. -dsr-
Efficient Package Dependency Search with aptitude
Debian Users, In my ongoing mission for precise package management, I embarked on a quest to swiftly locate all installed packages dependent on /mysql-server/. Swift reconnaissance led me to /aptitude/, our stalwart ally in the Debian arsenal. Executing a tactical maneuver akin to this: |# aptitude search "~i ~Rmysql-server"| || | | Unveiled a battalion of installed packages, seemingly unrelated to mysql-server, including /adduser/, /debconf/, and others of varying ranks. Harboring suspicions about certain results like /psmisc/, I executed a reverse probe using the /apt-cache/ command: |# apt-cache depends psmisc| || | | Conclusively, /mysql-server/ did not appear in /psmisc/'s dependency roster. Yet, in the face of this operation at the Debian Vanguard, doubts linger. I seek counsel from the esteemed Debian fraternity. What subtleties evade our grasp? Awaiting your insight and wisdom. Best, -- yassine -- sysadm +213-779 06 06 23 http://about.me/ychaouche Looking for side gigs.
