On Wednesday, 20 May 2020 05:29:18 PDT Curt wrote: > On 2020-05-17, Ihor Antonov <ihor@antonovs.family> wrote: > > Hi > > > > when installing a package with multiple dependencies apt gives an output: > > (example: apt install gnome) > > > >> The following NEW packages will be installed: > >> accountsservice aisleriot apache2-bin apg baobab bluez bluez-obexd > >> bogofilter ogofilter-bdb bogofilter-common bolt brasero-common > >> caribou cheese cheese-common chrome-gnome-shell cracklib-runtime > >> dconf-cli dleyna-server eog evince evince-common evolution > >> evolution-common evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common > >> evolution-plugin-bogofilter evolution-plugin-pstimport > >> evolution-plugins file-roller five-or-more > >> > >> .............. > > > > output truncated > > > > It is very inconvenient to inspect the list of installed packages in > > such output. Is it possible to make apt output this in a column? > > Giving the verbose flag (unaware if it has already been suggested) gives > more readable (if fittingly more verbose) output. > > curty@einstein:~$ apt -sV install gnome > NOTE: This is only a simulation! > apt needs root privileges for real execution. > Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated, > so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation! > Reading package lists... > Building dependency tree... > Reading state information... > The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: > libmicrodns0 (0.0.3-3) > Use 'apt autoremove' to remove it. > The following additional packages will be installed: > argyll (1.9.2+repack-1+b1) > argyll-ref (1.9.2+repack-1) > brasero (3.12.1-4) > brasero-cdrkit (3.12.1-4) > > etc.
-V is doing what I want. Thanks everyone! -- Ihor Antonov
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