sbuild-checkpackages - check the package list in a sbuild chroot against a reference list
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Copyright
Copyright © 2006–2008 Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>.
Description
sbuild-checkpackages compares the package list in an sbuild chroot (dpkg status file) against a reference
list of packages. The differences between the two lists are displayed, showing the changes to remove and
install in order to return the chroot to match the reference list.
The reference list may be set from the dpkg status file; this must be done initially in order to have a
baseline reference for comparison. The chroot should only include essential and build-essential
packages, plus the extra packages that sbuild needs such as fakeroot.
Examples
To set the reference file in the unstable chroot:
% sbuild-checkpackagesunstable--set
To show the differences in the unstable chroot:
% sbuild-checkpackagesunstable--listName
sbuild-checkpackages - check the package list in a sbuild chroot against a reference list
Options
Actions-h, --help
Display this manual.
-V, --version
Print version information.
-l, --list
List the differences between the installed packages and the reference file.
-s, --set
Set the reference file from the currently installed package list.
ChrootselectionCHROOT The chroot to use. Note that ‘o’, ‘s’, ‘t’, ‘u’ and ‘e’ may be used as abbreviations for
‘oldstable’, ‘stable’, ‘testing’, ‘unstable’ and ‘experimental’, respectively.
See Also
sbuild(1). Version 0.88.3ubuntu2.1 02 May 2025 SBUILD-CHECKPACKAGES(1)
Synopsis
sbuild-checkpackages [-h|--help | -V|--version | -l|--list | -s|--set] CHROOT
