On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 11:14:43AM +0000, James Cummings wrote: > I'm sure this is a silly question, but: > > What is the easiest way to generate statistics concerning the packages > you have installed? > > I want to generate: > List of packages installed. > List of packages installed with the size used by the package. > List of packages installed and date of last installation/upgrade. > etc. > > Suggestions? > Hi, For nr.2, the following has always worked for me: dpkg-awk "Status: .* installed$" -- Package Installed-Size| awk '{print\ $2}' | egrep -v '^$' | xargs -n2 echo | perl -pe 's/(\S+)\s(\S+)/$2\ $1/' | sort -g I know it's a bit long, but it shows me the biggest packages, so I know where to clean up first... -- Andreas Rippl -- I prefer encrypted mail
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