Am 19. Nov, 2003 schw=E4tzte newbie so:

> I am interested in finding out exactley how apt keeps track of dependenci=
es.
> How does it know what packages need what? Where can I find that informati=
on?
> I've read just about everything on the debain site, but can't find any
> specific docs pertainging to indepth knowledge of how apt works.
>
> Do I need to just download the source and view it? Or does someone know o=
f a
> white paper or something?

apt-cache show <package-name> | less

apt-cache show <package-name> | grep ^Depends:

ciao,

der.hans
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