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! Which installed package(s) provide a given ''dependency''<ref name="dep">In rpm world, a ''dependency'' can be a package name, a file, or a special atom like <code>perl(IO::Zlib)</code> for a perl module. In deb world, this can be either real or virtual package name.</ref>?
|| <code>rpm -q --whatprovides ''dependency''</code>
|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Provides}\n' '*' | grep ': .*package'</code>
|| <code>-???-</code>
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! Which installed package(s) require a given ''dependency''<ref name="dep"/>?
|| <code>rpm -q --whatrequires ''dependency''</code>
|| <code>dpkg-query -W -f='${Package}: ${Depends}\n' '*' | grep ': .*package'</code><br><code>aptitude why package</code><ref name="why">Actualy shows the whole dpendency situation that leads to install this package</ref>
|| <code>-???-</code>
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