[wellylug] dpkg --list on Ubunut

[Daniel Pittman]

"Carl Turney" <c.turney at orcon.net.nz> writes:

> Off the top of anyone's head (not at my system right now, and a bit
> afraid to try)...  I've got Ubuntu 8.4.  Would like to get a list of
> all programs (etc) that have been installed on it.
>
> Is it possible/safe to try running dpkg --list

Yes.  For reference, it is generally safe to do anything with dpkg, etc,
as a normal user (*NOT* root)  -- because they don't have permission to
write to anything critical for the operation of the system.

> Is there a corresponding Aptitude or apt-get command that I
> could/should run?

Probably.  Interactive aptitude will allow you to browse the installed
packages, or 'aptitude search ~i' for all installed packages.

See also:
http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburrows/projects/aptitude/doc/en/ch02s03s05.html#tableSearchTermQuickGuide

Regards,
        Daniel