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urpmq — Query information about packages and media in Mageia. See also: `urpmi`, `urpmi.update`, `urpmi.addm

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Problem

How to use the urpmq command: Query information about packages and media in Mageia. See also: urpmi, urpmi.update, urpmi.addmedia, urpmi.removemedia, urpmf, urpme. More information: <https://man.linuxreviews.org/man8/urpmq.8.html>.

Solution

urpmq — Query information about packages and media in Mageia. See also: urpmi, urpmi.update, urpmi.addmedia, urpmi.removemedia, urpmf, urpme. More information: <https://man.linuxreviews.org/man8/urpmq.8.html>.

Display information about an installable package:

urpmq -i {{package}}

Display direct dependencies of a package:

urpmq --requires {{package}}

Display direct and indirect dependencies of a package:

urpmq {{[-d|--requires-recursive]}} {{package}}

List the not installed packages needed for an RPM file with their sources:

sudo urpmq {{[-d|--requires-recursive]}} -m --sources {{path/to/file.rpm}}

List all configured media with their URLs, including inactive media:

urpmq --list-media --list-url

Search for a package printing [g]roup, version, and [r]elease:

urpmq -g -r {{[-y|--fuzzy]}} {{keyword}}

Search for a package with using its exact name:

urpmq -g -r {{package}}

Code Snippets

Display information about an installable package

urpmq -i {{package}}

Display direct dependencies of a package

urpmq --requires {{package}}

Display direct and indirect dependencies of a package

urpmq {{[-d|--requires-recursive]}} {{package}}

List the not installed packages needed for an RPM file with their sources

sudo urpmq {{[-d|--requires-recursive]}} -m --sources {{path/to/file.rpm}}

List all configured media with their URLs, including inactive media

urpmq --list-media --list-url

Context

tldr-pages: linux/urpmq

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