Re: history of system

[Randy Belk <rbelk@yahoo.com>]

michael wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-04-20 at 11:37 -0400, Ralph Katz wrote:
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> > On 04/20/2005 09:00 AM, michael wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > I would have thought this was a FAQ but I cannot find the solution, so
> > > all pointers welcome!
> > >
> > > Q: how do I see the 'history' of my system, such as what was installed
> > > by apt-get and when
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >      
> > If you work with sudo (sudo apt-get install <package>), your recent
> > apt-get commands will be listed in the auth logs; /var/log/auth* .  
> >    
>
>
> True, but records of apt-get update/upgrade don't really tell me
> much! :)
>
>  
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> > As
> > others have suggested, aptitude provides an activity log.
> >
> > I switched to aptitude because it lets you test an
> > install/remove/upgrade for breakage /before/ you apply any changes.
> > It's also very fast.  Synaptic will do this, but requires X.
> >
> > Regards.
> >
> >
> >    
I use wajig for all my .deb administration and it does keep a log of
actions if you are using the latest version. You have to be running
version 2.0.25 for the log-file option. The log file is in
/home/<user>/.wajig/<system dns name>/Log. There is also an X front end
called "gjig" but I only use the command line version. Wajig is a must
have for the debian administrator

Also the package devscripts is very handy for admins. The two overlooked
packages are
    rc-alert - check for installed packages with release-critical bugs
(kinda like freebsd's portaudit)
   wnpp-alert - check for installed packages up for adoption or orphaned