[SOLVED] Can I save the history of synaptic package manager?

Asinine · 07-20-2009, 11:53 PM

Is it possible to save the update/change history from the synaptic package manager in Ubuntu 9.04 as some sort of file? I mean, it saves that info somewhere... right?

catkin · 07-21-2009, 04:28 AM

/var/log/aptitude?

austinium · 07-21-2009, 04:50 AM

aptoncd will let you create an iso image of all the packaged you have installed currently, so tht you can re-install them in case of a re-install/fresh install.

archtoad6 · 07-21-2009, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catkin

/var/log/aptitude?

Only if Synaptic uses aptitude rather than apt-get for its back end. I believe that it, like KPackage, still uses apt-get.

A work around would be to rename apt-get & replace it w/ a script that would translate all apt-get calls into correct aptitude commands. Most would be trivial, i.e exactly the same, but a few are likely different & the negative consequences need to be protected against. "All"

you'd need is a thorough understanding of the options available in BOTH commands.

Asinine · 07-21-2009, 09:06 AM

Thanks for the ideas... I found /var/log/apt/term.log. It's a bit more verbose than I wanted, but it supplies the update history.

Couldn't use the .iso print of my system, because I'm reinstalling due to user error with installing some of the apps.

archtoad6 · 07-21-2009, 09:55 AM

Weird, I'm running SimplyMEPIS 7 & there is no /var/log/apt/term.log on my system. Maybe on 8 . . .