pacman-deptest
checks each dependency specified and returns a list of dependencies that are
TLDR
Print package names of dependencies that are not installed
$ pacman -T package1 package2
Check if installed package satisfies the given minimum version$ pacman -T "bash>=5"
Check if a later version of a package is installed$ pacman -T "bash>5"
Display help$ pacman -Th
SYNOPSIS
pacman --deptest [options] [package(s)]
DESCRIPTION
pacman --deptest checks each dependency specified and returns a list of dependencies that are not currently satisfied on the system. This is useful for scripts to determine what packages need to be installed.Version comparisons can use operators like >=, >, =, <, and <= to check for specific version requirements.
PARAMETERS
-T, --deptest
Check dependencies specified and return unsatisfied ones-h, --help
Display help for this operation
INSTALL
sudo apt install pacman-package-manager
sudo dnf install pacman
sudo pacman -S pacman
sudo apk add pacman
nix profile install nixpkgs#pacman
CAVEATS
This operation only checks local database; it does not query sync databases for available packages.
HISTORY
Part of pacman, the package manager for Arch Linux and derivatives.
SEE ALSO
pacman(8), pacman-sync(8)
