Re: find out the primary packages installed

[Travis Crump <pretzalz@techhouse.org>]

Jon Dowland wrote:
> BRINER Cedric wrote:
>
> > hi,
> >
> > How can I know which packages I asked to install. Instead of which 
> > packages are installed.
> >
> > for exemple:
> > dpkg -l | wc
> > gives me about 1'000 of packaged installed
> >
> > when I just invoke maybe 50 times: `aptitude install <the_package>'
> >
> > In Fact, I'd like to have the list of packages that I install without 
> > the one who depends on them!
>
>
> You want
>    ~i !~M
> in aptitude. As for generating a list of packages which match that 
> criteria, I dunno. But if you fire up aptitude, hit / (search), enter 
> that, then press n repeatedly, it'll cycle through them.

aptitude search '~i!~M' from the command line will give you a list.

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