[mdlug] Ubuntu Server administration

[bob dion]

Use apt-rdepends, it show reverse dependencies.

I also created aliases for my root account for apt commands that I use a 
lot.

Like
acsr for apt-cache search
acsh for apt-cache show
acpl for apt-cache policy
aptgu for apt-get update
aptgi for apt-get install

# apt-rdepends gcc 

Reading package lists... Done 

Building dependency tree 

Reading state information... Done
gcc
   Depends: cpp (>= 4:4.3.3-9)
   Depends: gcc-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-2)
cpp
   Depends: cpp-4.3 (>= 4.3.3-2)
cpp-4.3
   Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.3-14)
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
   Depends: libgmp3c2
   Depends: libmpfr1ldbl
gcc-4.3-base
libc6
   Depends: libgcc1
libgcc1
   Depends: gcc-4.4-base (= 4.4.0-11)
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4)
gcc-4.4-base
libgmp3c2
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7)
libmpfr1ldbl
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
   Depends: libgmp3c2 (>= 4.2.dfsg-1)
gcc-4.3
   Depends: binutils (>= 2.19.1)
   Depends: cpp-4.3 (= 4.3.3-14)
   Depends: gcc-4.3-base (= 4.3.3-14)
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
   Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.3.3-14)
   Depends: libgomp1 (>= 4.3.3-14)
binutils
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.3)
   Depends: zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
zlib1g
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.1.3)
libgomp1
   Depends: gcc-4.4-base (= 4.4.0-11)
   Depends: libc6 (>= 2.6)

Bob

Clinton Weiss wrote:
> apt-cache show packagename
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