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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Simon Waters wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a way to list all the packages installed on a system? I've >> tried "# dpkg --get-selections" but *everything* is listed as >> "install" or "deinstall", even packages that have been installed >> already are labelled as "install", so I'm guessing it's not the tool >> I want. > > It is exactly the tool you want I suspect. But if you say why you want a > list we can probably help you even more. > > The output is designed to tell you want to do one system to recreate an > existing system, so it would say "install" for all packages installed, > and "deinstall" for any packages missing. > and I am sure that "by the power of grep" (waves an invisable sword in the air) that syou can filter this out... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD4GKpz3Av8JKgzxQRAiTDAJ0exp1FM0NC0y5nbT0IO50dktT2ZwCfRZwi 6vrELscwfRTr0wnPgxxsYzo= =oOcM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html