#apt-cache depends package-name this will return the package-name's dependencies and what packages can satisfy them.
On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 10:05, Michael Thompson wrote: > IIRC, if you use yum: > > yum provides <file_name> > > should return a list of packages that contain <file_name>. > > If anyone knows the equivalent in apt, I'd love to hear about it! > > :) > > --mike > > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 09:54, Jon Carnes wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-04-13 at 08:09, Marvin Blackburn wrote: > > > I keep running into this issue. > > > > > > I try to load a package, say packageX. When I try to install, it says that > > > i need fileY to resolve > > > some dependency. How can I find the package that might contain that fileY, > > > so I can install packageX. > > > > > > If a previous version of the file is on the system, you can often see what > > > package it was associated with. > > > But if the file is not there, what do you do. > > > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > > This is why folks use tools like Up2date or Apt or Yum. They have lists > > of files/dependencies and will automatically apply them for you. > > > > If you are using rpm's you can use rpmfind.net to find a package that > > contains a specific file. > > > > Good Luck - Jon Carnes -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
