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. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell
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