Efficient Package Dependency Search with aptitude

[Yassine Chaouche <a.chaouche@algerian-radio.dz>]

    Debian Users,
    
    In my ongoing mission for precise package management, 
    I embarked on a quest to swiftly locate all installed packages
    dependent on mysql-server. 
    Swift reconnaissance led me to aptitude, our stalwart ally
    in the Debian arsenal.
    Executing a tactical maneuver akin to this:

# aptitude search "~i ~Rmysql-server"




    Unveiled a battalion of installed packages, 
    seemingly unrelated to mysql-server, 
    including adduser, debconf, and others of varying
    ranks.
    
    Harboring suspicions about certain results like psmisc, 
    I executed a reverse probe using the apt-cache command:
    # apt-cache depends psmisc





Conclusively, mysql-server did not appear in psmisc's dependency roster.
Yet, in the face of this operation at the Debian Vanguard, doubts linger.
I seek counsel from the esteemed Debian fraternity.
What subtleties evade our grasp?

Awaiting your insight and wisdom.
Best,

    --
yassine -- sysadm
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