How to check exactly what apt install [some package] is going to do?
I'm trying to compile a C++ project and got an error: xxx.so no such file or directory. In this case, normally I execute the command apt-cache search xxx and I can usually find a package name like xxx-dev, so then I simply execute apt install xxx-dev and it will be OK.
But in fact I don't know exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do. When we execute apt install xxx-dev, we can get some information about what would be installed, etc, but I want to know something more.
If I execute apt install xxx-dev, will it install more things than I need? For example, the error at the beginning told me that xxx.so was missing, however, when I execute apt install xxx-dev, I can usually see that many packages will be installed. Are all of these necessary? Is there a way to check exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do or to check what a deb package contains?
apt package-management software-installation
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I'm trying to compile a C++ project and got an error: xxx.so no such file or directory. In this case, normally I execute the command apt-cache search xxx and I can usually find a package name like xxx-dev, so then I simply execute apt install xxx-dev and it will be OK.
But in fact I don't know exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do. When we execute apt install xxx-dev, we can get some information about what would be installed, etc, but I want to know something more.
If I execute apt install xxx-dev, will it install more things than I need? For example, the error at the beginning told me that xxx.so was missing, however, when I execute apt install xxx-dev, I can usually see that many packages will be installed. Are all of these necessary? Is there a way to check exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do or to check what a deb package contains?
apt package-management software-installation
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
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asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
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I'm trying to compile a C++ project and got an error: xxx.so no such file or directory. In this case, normally I execute the command apt-cache search xxx and I can usually find a package name like xxx-dev, so then I simply execute apt install xxx-dev and it will be OK.
But in fact I don't know exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do. When we execute apt install xxx-dev, we can get some information about what would be installed, etc, but I want to know something more.
If I execute apt install xxx-dev, will it install more things than I need? For example, the error at the beginning told me that xxx.so was missing, however, when I execute apt install xxx-dev, I can usually see that many packages will be installed. Are all of these necessary? Is there a way to check exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do or to check what a deb package contains?
apt package-management software-installation
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
I'm trying to compile a C++ project and got an error: xxx.so no such file or directory. In this case, normally I execute the command apt-cache search xxx and I can usually find a package name like xxx-dev, so then I simply execute apt install xxx-dev and it will be OK.
But in fact I don't know exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do. When we execute apt install xxx-dev, we can get some information about what would be installed, etc, but I want to know something more.
If I execute apt install xxx-dev, will it install more things than I need? For example, the error at the beginning told me that xxx.so was missing, however, when I execute apt install xxx-dev, I can usually see that many packages will be installed. Are all of these necessary? Is there a way to check exactly what apt install xxx-dev will do or to check what a deb package contains?
apt package-management software-installation
apt package-management software-installation
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
edited Apr 8 '18 at 13:42
Zanna
51.1k13138242
51.1k13138242
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
asked Apr 6 '18 at 9:05
YvesYves
4192619
4192619
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Simulate the results of installing a package without actually installing it. Open the terminal and type:
apt install --simulate package-name
Results
The following additional packages will be installed:Suggested packages:The following NEW packages will be installed:
X upgraded, X newly installed, X to remove and X not upgraded.The X's are replaced by numbers. Example:0 upgraded, 99 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst- indicates packages that will be installed (99 lines in the above example, one package on each line)
Conf- indicates packages that will be configured
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Simulate the results of installing a package without actually installing it. Open the terminal and type:
apt install --simulate package-name
Results
The following additional packages will be installed:Suggested packages:The following NEW packages will be installed:
X upgraded, X newly installed, X to remove and X not upgraded.The X's are replaced by numbers. Example:0 upgraded, 99 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst- indicates packages that will be installed (99 lines in the above example, one package on each line)
Conf- indicates packages that will be configured
answered Apr 6 '18 at 9:22
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Simulate the results of installing a package without actually installing it. Open the terminal and type:
apt install --simulate package-name
Results
The following additional packages will be installed:Suggested packages:The following NEW packages will be installed:
X upgraded, X newly installed, X to remove and X not upgraded.The X's are replaced by numbers. Example:0 upgraded, 99 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst- indicates packages that will be installed (99 lines in the above example, one package on each line)
Conf- indicates packages that will be configured
answered Apr 6 '18 at 9:22
karelkarel
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Simulate the results of installing a package without actually installing it. Open the terminal and type:
apt install --simulate package-name
Results
The following additional packages will be installed:Suggested packages:The following NEW packages will be installed:
X upgraded, X newly installed, X to remove and X not upgraded.The X's are replaced by numbers. Example:0 upgraded, 99 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst- indicates packages that will be installed (99 lines in the above example, one package on each line)
Conf- indicates packages that will be configured
answered Apr 6 '18 at 9:22
karelkarel
60.6k13131155
Simulate the results of installing a package without actually installing it. Open the terminal and type:
apt install --simulate package-name
Results
The following additional packages will be installed:Suggested packages:The following NEW packages will be installed:
X upgraded, X newly installed, X to remove and X not upgraded.The X's are replaced by numbers. Example:0 upgraded, 99 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
Inst- indicates packages that will be installed (99 lines in the above example, one package on each line)
Conf- indicates packages that will be configured
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