Re: [wlug] How To List The Dependencies Of A Package In Linux

On Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:05:10 +1200, Peter Reutemann wrote:

'The other day I was trying to figure out if there is any easy way to find or list the dependencies of a package in Linux. '

The apt-cache depends/rdepends commands also have the --recurse option, to show indirect dependencies as well. And for showing details of a package (installed or not), try apt-cache show «package-name» and apt-cache showpkg «package-name» (They show slightly different info.)