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Blankman
Asked: 2012-02-02 18:24:07 +0800 CST

How can I analyze this debian package before installing it?

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I'm looking at this debian package

Before installing it, I'm curious about how much information I can get just by analyzing the debian package.

I would love to know exactly what is going to be installed and where.

is this possible?

package-management

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    If you want this from the commandline, use dpkg-deb:

    dpkg-deb --extract some-package.deb /directory/to/unpack

dpkg-deb --control some-package.deb /directory/to/unpack/DEBIAN

    This should leave a directory structure similar to what you'd be able to see in gdebi.

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  2. Yes this is very possible.

    Install Gdebi

    sudo apt-get install gdebi

    gdebi screenshot

    Open Gdebi, then open the Debian package from File > Open.

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