FROM ubuntu ARG package COPY dummy.deb /tmp/dummy.deb COPY ${package} /tmp/foo.deb # install dummy package RUN dpkg -i /tmp/dummy.deb # make sure foo can't be installed RUN dpkg -i /tmp/foo.deb 2>&1 | grep "foo breaks dummy" # make sure foo can be installed if dummy is not installed RUN dpkg -r dummy RUN dpkg -i /tmp/foo.deb