check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril
Hi, Aptitude's highlighting of installed/not installed packages is great! I've downloaded a .deb, not from /etc/apt/sources.list. I wish to check without running dpkg --install foo.deb whether all dependencies for this .deb are satisfied, or whether I need to install more packages. apt-get --dry

Re: check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Mathias Brodala
Hello Jeorg-Cyril. > I've downloaded a .deb, not from /etc/apt/sources.list. > I wish to check without running dpkg --install foo.deb whether all > dependencies for this .deb are satisfied, or whether I need to install > more packages. Use one of „--no-act“, „--dry-run“ and „--simulate“. (See dpk

Re: check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Juha Tuuna
On Monday, 4. September 2006 14:48, Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril wrote: > Hi, > > Aptitude's highlighting of installed/not installed packages is great! > > I've downloaded a .deb, not from /etc/apt/sources.list. > I wish to check without running dpkg --install foo.deb whether all > dependencies for this .de

Re: check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Marty
Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril wrote: Hi, Aptitude's highlighting of installed/not installed packages is great! I've downloaded a .deb, not from /etc/apt/sources.list. I wish to check without running dpkg --install foo.deb whether all dependencies for this .deb are satisfied, or whether I need to install

Re: check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 01:48:58PM +0200, Hoehle, Joerg-Cyril wrote: > Hi, > > Aptitude's highlighting of installed/not installed packages is great! > > I've downloaded a .deb, not from /etc/apt/sources.list. > I wish to check without running dpkg --install foo.deb whether all > dependencies for

Re: check .deb dependency without installing?

2006-09-04 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 11:03:53AM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > If you use `dpkg --control pkg_file`, then it will show you all of the > control information for the package, including dependencies. The OP wants to know about UNSATISFIED dependencies. -- Carl Fink