Re: How to list the installed packages?
Debian User <andreas@zion.it> writes:
DU> Is it possible to list the installed packages (e.g. in the format used in dselect ( *** Req base tar 1.13.17-2 1.13.17-2 GNU tar )).
DU>
DU> I often have the problem that I know that I have a tool for a
DU> problem, but I cannot remember its name. And always switching to
DU> root, run dselect and search for the tool is arduous.
You can run dselect as a user; it won't let you install or install
packages, obviously, but it will let you go through the list of what
is and isn't installed.
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