My understanding is that debian based packages have "control files" which specify metadata on how the packages is to be installed, e.g. what dependencies it has etc.
How can I view these files for installed packages?
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My understanding is that debian based packages have "control files" which specify metadata on how the packages is to be installed, e.g. what dependencies it has etc.
How can I view these files for installed packages?
Best Answer
Open the .deb file in file roller or whatever archiver you have on your system. Then go to the
debian
folder. In there, you will find the filecontrol
which contains the metadata.