Check .deb file

[Chrisdb]

Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to check if a .deb file was compiled for Debian and not for another distro like for example Ubuntu?

Thx

[Bulkley]

Where did you get it?

[stevepusser]

Not necessarily, if the packager did not specifically mention it in the versioning. For example, to be efficient, I have all my palemoon builds for Debian and Ubuntu generate from one set of source packages, so that all the packages end up with the same name, regardless of what platform they were built upon.

https://build.opensuse.org/package/show ... r/palemoon

But generally, if you use gdebi or apt to install your deb file, you're going to be protected from installing an incompatible package.

[Chrisdb]

Example:
https://code.visualstudio.com/download

It says Debian/Ubuntu, but for all we know it could be compiled for only Ubuntu...

[Head_on_a_Stick]

for all we know it could be compiled for only Ubuntu...

As long as gdebi will install it then incompatible library versions may prevent it from working but it won't b0rk your system.

EDIT: anyway they have a tar.gz source code download option so use that instead if you're that worried.