Tim,
Sorry if I am being a moose feather, but I do not use Linux.
as I am sharing the data, i. e. want it saved in a file, do I need the
Install-print part of the command?
On Mon, 15 Jul 2024, Tim Chase wrote:
$ dpkg --get-selections | awk '$NF == "install"{print $1}' > list_of_packages.txt
The "dpkg --get-selections" lists all of the packages, then the
"awk" portion filters it to those that are currently installed, and
prints the package-name. The results can be dumped to the screen,
sent to a file (as above) or piped to "less" for review, whichever
you prefer.
-tim
On 2024-07-15 17:53, Karen Lewellen wrote:
Hi Tim,
the goal would indeed be currently installed packages, seems to be Debian,
as dpkg seems to be here.
may I have the command for installed packages again?
here it starts with dkg, and I want to be sure this is not a typo.
On Mon, 15 Jul 2024, Tim Chase wrote:
If the server is running an RPM-based distribution, then rpm -qa, but it
will likely print out a list of thousands of packages
Is there a way to copy output into a file?
The usual Unix way:
$ rpm -qa > list_of_packages.txt
and you can then review "list_of_packages.txt" as you see fit.
If it's a Debian-based system, you can use "dpkg" to obtain similar
info:
$ dpkg --get-selections > list_of_packages.txt
which will include all installed and installed-but-then-uninstalled
packages. If you only want the currently-installed packages, you
can use
$ dpkg --get-selections | awk '$NF == "install"{print $1}' > list_of_packages.txt
-tim