06-08-2011
How to do this depends on your system. If you're using a debian-derived distro you'll have dpkg, if you're not you won't.
How to make them 'available to all users of the system' depends on what things you want to make available to what users.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
dpkg-checkdeps
DPKG-CHECKDEPS.RB(1) General Commands Manual DPKG-CHECKDEPS.RB(1)
NAME
dpkg-checkdeps.rb - Utility to check deb dependency
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-checkdeps.rb [opts] debfile ...
dpkg-checkdeps.rb [opts] --from packages pkgname...
dpkg-checkdeps.rb [opts] --from --all
dpkg-checkdeps.rb [opts] --check pkgname...
opts: --to packages
--arch arch
--verbose
-q
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-checkdeps.rb checks deb dependency problems when specified deb packages are installed in the target packages list.
OPTIONS
-t packages-file
--to packages-file
Specify target packages-file. If this option is used multiple times, packages lists are appended. If no -t option specified,
default is current installed packages list, that is, /var/lib/dpkg/status.
-f packages-file
--from packages-file
Specify source packages-file. If this option is used multiple times, packages lists are appended. If you use this option, you can
select packages by package-name, or all of them by --all option.
-A
--all Select all packages in source packages-file. You must use this option with --from option.
-a arch
--arch arch
Specify acceptable arch in packages-file. Default is installation_architecture of dpkg.
-c
--check
Check selected packages are satisfied by all packages in target packages.
-v
--verbose
Verbose mode
-h
--help Display some help.
EXAMPLES
% dpkg-checkdeps.rb --arch alpha --to '*/binary-$ARCH/Packages' --from ../proposed-updates/Packages' --all
% dpkg-checkdeps.rb --to '*/binary-$ARCH/Packages' --check libc6
BUGS
There are probably tons of bugs in this program.
This checks only depends, recommends and suggests, doesn't check pre-depends and conflicts, yet.
This program comes with no warranties. If running this program causes fire and brimstone to rain down upon the earth, you will be on our
own.
AUTHOR
Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>.
DEBIAN
Debian Utilities DPKG-CHECKDEPS.RB(1)