Re: script to list installed packages

["Edward J. Shornock" <ed@crazeecanuck.homelinux.net>]

Nick Hastings wrote:

> * Dave Carrigan <dave@rudedog.org> [040130 00:46]:
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> > On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 07:58:36PM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote:
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> No I don't think so, note the "-w" flag. It will only match if the
> package name _is_ "install".
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That is correct, the -w flag makes it catch the entire word "install", 
not *install*.

> > Also, this will miss held packages.
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> My apologies you are correct here.
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> Better would be
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>  dpkg --get-selections | awk '$2 ~ "install|hold" {print $1}'
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> Oops, now you will match with "uninstall"... 
Yes, you'll match "deinstall"

I think the best way would be
      dpkg --get-selections \* | egrep -w 'hold|install'

> or perhaps this status
> doesn't exist anymore? Anyone know all possible statuses that can be
> reported by dpkg --get-selections? 
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I think they are limited to "install", "deinstall", "hold", and "purge", 
but I could be mistaken.

> Nick.
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Ed