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Is there a way to list all dependencies?
There is more than one way, with each method showing a different output. which does not require you to install any package. In addition to other good answers, an APT/APT-GET -s does a “simulated” removal (or install). Using -s or –simulated to remove (or install) packages, will normally list any dependencies affected.
How to get list of dependencies in aptitude?
In order to research what caused the installation of a given package, I’d like to get a list of packages which depend on that package. I couldn’t find anything obvious in man dpkg. By default, it only lists the “most installed, strongest, tightest, shortest” reason, but you can use aptitude -v why to make it output everything it finds.
Where can I find the dependencies of jetty?
Under the tab Dependencies you can see the packages that jetty depend on, and which packages is dependent on jetty (the dropdown list). Not the answer you’re looking for?
How to list dependencies in apt / get-s?
In addition to other good answers, an APT/APT-GET -s does a “simulated” removal (or install). Using -s or –simulated to remove (or install) packages, will normally list any dependencies affected. It will show orphaned packages when removing, or needed dependencies when installing without actually executing the install or remove.
How are dependencies written in packages.config?
With packages.config, a project’s dependencies are written to packages.config as a flat list. Any dependencies of those packages are also written in the same list. When packages are installed, NuGet might also modify the .csproj file, app.config, web.config, and other individual files.
What happens when multiple packages have the same dependency?
When multiple packages have the same dependency, then the same package ID can appear in the graph multiple times, potentially with different version constraints. However, only one version of a given package can be used in a project, so NuGet must choose which version is used.
How can I check dependency list for a deb package?
In case you have the uninstalled package (usually downloaded manually from outside a repository), you need to use dpkg. The following command will show a summary of the package informations, including it’s dependencies:
How to see the dependencies of a NuGet package?
The documentation for Find-Package explains the new command rather well, and you can see there is no longer a -list parameter. Unfortunately it seems neither this new nor the old one will give you the dependencies. You can see all the properties returned like this: