Re: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 08:48:56AM +, David Martens wrote: > > Neither I found a way how to at least check > dependencies. > > ... > > gdebi? Basically, "apt-get install ./your_pkg_file.deb" replaces gdebi. Or "apt install" if you prefer that. Don't forget the leading ./ on the filename. It's required in this case.
Re: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
On 11/14/2018 01:38 AM, Tomáš Golembiovský wrote: Hi, I need to safely install a DEB file (or set of DEB files) without network connectivity and with tools normally present on small Debian installation. More precisely I would either like to install the package or leave the system in state before the attempt. However, it seems there is no way to roll-back installation done with dpkg in case of failure. Neither I found a way how to at least check dependencies. The --dry-run/--simulate option does not do that. In fact, I'm not sure what stages of the process it goes through (maybe just verifying package integrity). Is what I want to do possible with dpkg or other tools that are normally in the base system? Thanks, Tomas You may be looking for apt-offline. man page [https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/apt-offline/apt-offline.8.en.html] The package's home page [http://apt-offline.alioth.debian.org/] seems to be unavailable [my ISP does not give useful error report].
RE: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
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Re: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
On 14. 11. 18 08:38, Tomáš Golembiovský wrote: However, it seems there is no way to roll-back installation done with dpkg in case of failure. "dpkg --purge foo" should remove any installation of "foo", including in the case when package configuration failed due to missing dependencies. For any sane .deb the system after --purge should be in the same state as before installation. Best regards Tomaž
Re: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
On 2018-11-14 08:38 +0100, Tomáš Golembiovský wrote: > I need to safely install a DEB file (or set of DEB files) without > network connectivity and with tools normally present on small Debian > installation. More precisely I would either like to install the package > or leave the system in state before the attempt. > > However, it seems there is no way to roll-back installation done with > dpkg in case of failure. Neither I found a way how to at least check > dependencies. The --dry-run/--simulate option does not do that. In fact, > I'm not sure what stages of the process it goes through (maybe just > verifying package integrity). Basically, --dry-run just simulates unpacking, and dpkg does not check dependencies (other than Pre-Depends) during that phase. There have been complaints[1] about that forever, so don't expect it to be fixed anytime soon. > Is what I want to do possible with dpkg or other tools that are > normally in the base system? Not with dpkg, but apt can install local .deb files and resolve dependencies, although this is not documented[2]. $ apt -s install ./*.deb should give you information whether the local packages are installable. Note the leading "./" here, it tells apt to treat the arguments as local files rather than package names. Cheers, Sven 1. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=55364 2. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=874763
Re: Verifying dependencins of DEB file(s)
Hi. On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 08:38:26AM +0100, Tomáš Golembiovský wrote: > Hi, > > I need to safely install a DEB file (or set of DEB files) without > network connectivity and with tools normally present on small Debian > installation. More precisely I would either like to install the package > or leave the system in state before the attempt. > > However, it seems there is no way to roll-back installation done with > dpkg in case of failure. dpkg --purge should help here. > Neither I found a way how to at least check dependencies. > The --dry-run/--simulate option does not do that. In fact, > I'm not sure what stages of the process it goes through (maybe just > verifying package integrity). # apt download mono-complete Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 mono-complete amd64 4.6.2.7+dfsg-1 [29.9 kB] Fetched 29.9 kB in 1s (22.0 kB/s) # apt install -s ./mono-complete_4.6.2.7+dfsg-1_amd64.deb Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'mono-complete' instead of './mono-complete_4.6.2.7+dfsg-1_amd64.deb' The following additional packages will be installed: ca-certificates-mono cli-common dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service glib-networking glib-networking-common ... 0 upgraded, 194 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Inst libglade2-0 (1:2.6.4-2 Debian:9.6/stable [amd64]) ... So, in the case of the doubt, you use 'apt install -s '. Reco
