[sclug] [OT] Where does apt keep its list of installed software?

[Ian Park]

On 25/10/11 19:04, Keith Edmunds wrote:
> I'd second Dickon's suggestion, but if that won't run for any reason, try
> this:
> 
> 	$ cd /usr/share/doc && ls > /list/of/packages
> 
> It's a Debian requirement that every package has a documentation
> directory, although I seem to remember that Ubuntu (as in so many things)
> isn't quite as strict. However, the list generated above may be helpful if
> you can't run dpkg.
--
Hi all

Thanks very much to all who gave helpful replies. I've now backed up a
lot of the root directory of my Ubuntu Oneiric setup to my desktop
(still on Ubuntu Natty - I wasn't going to commit to Oneiric on that
until I'd given it a trial on the netbook), and installed Debian Squeeze
on the netbook. I might give Linux Mint a whirl, because there are still
some wrinkles with Debian (like it didn't recognise the 16GB SD card
which I use for the /home directory).

I also took the hint of using chroot when running the Debian live DVD to
let me do a dump of the installed software using

dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/installed-software.log.

Cheers

Ian
-- 
Ian Park
17 Pyle Hill
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 7JJ
Tel: +44 (0)1635 821420
email: i.d.c.park at ntlworld.com
--