Hey is there a way I can see what dependencies an RPM has before trying to install it (or after installing it)? I looked around in man rpm but didn't see it.

thanks

rpm -i --test <filename.rpm>
should do the trick ...

No, that won't work if the RPM is already installed (it just says "suchandsuch is already installed". (Also, that doesn't list a dependencie unless it's missing it. )

you asked for the command to see what a package depends on before installing ..
which the above command should show, and also show any conflicts ...
try the following also ..
rpm --requires

and i am not sure why you would run that command if it is already installed ... if it is
installed then that means it doesn't require anything more, unless you forced it with
--nodeps ... and of course the above doesn't list any unless its missing them cause
thats the whole point, and like it or not, thats what you asked in the original post ...

Well, the command you gave does not show "what dependencies an RPM has", even before installing it. It would only show what the RPM needs and can't find. That's not the list of "what dependencies an RPM has". "Like it or not".

rpm --requires didn't work. thanks for trying tho, DrOzz.

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