Revisiting oldies....
on Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 07:04:48AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom (hvw59601@care2.com) 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!
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Cedric BRINER
> >
> >
>
> There is no way.
>
> I install Sarge fresh from a script, so I know exactly what I asked for.
>
> I asked for precisely 136 packages with apt-get install <package>.
>
> What I have is 566 packages installed from dpkg -l. And there is no way
> of getting back to point to those original 136 that I know of.
>
> I started the "install by script" project precisely to find out what I
> have and need. Because (?) the every decreasing HDD $/MB there is little
> progress in finding out exactly why your Debian/Linux installation keeps
> growing in size, with what, where and why.
Actually, if you use aptitude (and one of the reasons you should
consider doing so, _despite_ issues like bug#299009), is that it logs
actions. Including both requested and dependent packages. From a
section of a recent install request:
Will install 228 packages, and remove 0 packages.
52.1MB of disk space will be used
===========================================================================
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] gaim-data
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] libparted1.6-12
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] libpvm3
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] libwww-ssl0
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] povray-3.5
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] povray-3.5-includes
[INSTALL, DEPENDENCIES] pvm
[HOLD] bochs
[HOLD] bochs-wx
[HOLD] bochs-x
[HOLD] bochsbios
[HOLD] gksu
[HOLD] mrtg
[INSTALL] inkscape
[INSTALL] povray
[INSTALL] povray-3.5-doc
[INSTALL] povray-3.5-examples
[INSTALL] rxvt-unicode
[INSTALL] sodipodi
[INSTALL] wmget
[INSTALL] wmweather+
<many lines elided>
I suspect the file /var/lib/aptitude/pkgstates may have this information
but can't find a reference to what the flags within the file mean.
Peace.
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