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

Ian Park i.d.c.park at ntlworld.com
Wed Oct 26 08:41:34 UTC 2011


On 26/10/11 07:55, Keith Edmunds wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:10:49 +0100, i.d.c.park at ntlworld.com said:
> 
>> dpkg --get-selections > /tmp/installed-software.log.
> 
> Be aware (may be too late now...) that Debian, by default, will remove all
> files in /tmp at boot time.
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Thanks for the warning; as soon as I'd grabbed the list to
/tmp/installed-software.log on the *netbook* I copied it across to my
*desktop* PC, out of harm's way!

Ian
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