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| From | Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Understanding package dependencies |
| Date | 2023-10-07 20:30 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <HmkdP-edoX-19@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <Hmei7-e9Z4-23@gated-at.bofh.it> <Hmfe9-eaxP-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <Hmfxv-eaEf-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <HmjB7-ecWJ-9@gated-at.bofh.it> |
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On 2023-10-07 19:24 +0200, Steve Keller wrote:
> Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> writes:
>
>> Package: sysvinit-utils
>> [...]
>> Provides: lsb-base (= 11.1.0)
>>
>> When you remove the physical lsb-base package, the virtual package
>> provided by sysvinit-utils remains, to satisfy the dependencies of
>> ntpsec, rsync, etc.
>
> OK, that explains, why lsb-base can be removed without ntpsec. Is there
> a way to search for "Provides" in packages? I.e. show me all packages
> (installed or all) that provide some feature "foobar"?
Yes, aptitude can do that. Quoting the manual[1]:
,----
| ?provides(pattern), ~Ppattern
|
| Matches package versions which provide a package that matches the
| pattern. For instance, “?provides(mail-transport-agent)” will match
| all the packages that provide “mail-transport-agent”.
`----
In the current case, "aptitude search '~Plsb-base'" does the trick.
Cheers,
Sven
1. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/aptitude/ch02s04s05.en.html#searchProvides
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Understanding package dependencies Steve Keller <keller.steve@gmx.de> - 2023-10-07 14:10 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2023-10-07 15:10 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-10-07 15:30 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Steve Keller <keller.steve@gmx.de> - 2023-10-07 19:50 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-10-07 20:20 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> - 2023-10-07 20:30 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-10-07 20:50 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Jörg-Volker Peetz <jvpeetz@web.de> - 2023-10-08 10:50 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2023-10-08 14:40 +0200
Re: Understanding package dependencies Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2023-10-09 14:20 +0200
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