Re: packages status

[Diogene Laerce <me_buss777@yahoo.fr>]

> > Is there a simple way to get the list of packages installed since the fresh
> > installation of deby ?
> How long ago was your fresh installation?  There are backups of the
> dpkg package status kept in /var/backups that go back a week.  And if
> you have a system backup you could retrieve older copies going back as
> far as your backups.  Those files list what is installed on the
> machine and could be used to make this deduction.
>
>    $ zcat /var/backups/dpkg.status.6.gz | grep-dctrl -s Package -n "install ok installed" | sort > /tmp/list.prev
>
>    $ grep-status -s Package -n "install ok installed" | sort > /tmp/list.now
>
>    $ comm -3 /tmp/list.prev /tmp/list.now

Thanks a lot Mister Bob, it worked like a charm ! The install was nearly
fresh, just 6 or 7 days and I didn't know those dctrl-tools commands so
double thanks again. ;)

I start a script with those right now. :)

Happy New Year !

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                                              Diogene Laerce