On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 09:02:08PM +0100, Ralf Lehmann wrote: > I find out that a > "rpm -qpR ftp://package.xyz.rpm" (or rpm -qp --queryformat) > tell us the requirements of a package without downloading it. Yes, the requirements, but not problems with conflicting files, version comparison, the fact that other packages might conflict with this one, etc. It is not good enough for *completely* checking whether a package can be installed or not. -- -- Jos Vos <jos@xxxxxx> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204 _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list