Is there any way to get all dependencies of a software in one package or any alterna
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The elegant solution is a package manager that detects and resolves dependencies FOR you: ala yum, apt, etc.
If that is not possible, then you have all the fun of tracking and installing dependencies prior to being able to install every major package. Some people call this "fun", others spell that work a whole 'nother way!
any package i try installing shows an no. of dependencies and these dependencies ina turn have their own dependencies ..is there a easy way out
If you are using any Debian based distro (including Ubuntu, Mint, and Mepis and many others) you can use apt-cache to list dependencies as well as reverse dependencies.
From the apt-cache manual: man apt-cache:
Quote:
depends pkg(s)
depends shows a listing of each dependency a package has and all the possible other packages that can fulfill
that dependency.
rdepends pkg(s)
rdepends shows a listing of each reverse dependency a package has.
As it says there, using apt-cache depends will show the dependencies for your package; and using apt-cache rdepends will show reverse dependencies (i.e., packages that have your package as a dependency.
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any package i try installing shows an no. of dependencies and these dependencies ina turn have their own dependencies ..is there a easy way out
debian type distros use both apt-get and aptitude. Both will handle dependencies. If using other distros look through the menu for something that has to do with software or package management.
not linux, but PCBSD uses pbi format which are self-contained packages. These packages include libraries and data for the package. No need to resolve dependencies with pbi and they can be removed without causing breakage to the system or other packages.
Please tell us the distro you are using so we can assist better.
Basically, as above, tell us what distro you have and we'll tell you what pkg mgr to use.
Trying to install individual pkgs is not a good idea.
Use the repositories that belong to your distro and the appropriate tool.
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