How can I get a list of software that was installed via rpm

TruongAn · 10-02-2005, 09:06 AM

Hi all.
I 've been using rpm to install software for years.
But a funny things is up to now, I still don't know how
to get a list of installed program.
I maintain this list myself. Take not whenever I installed
something, so I can remove these software.
And now, I lose my list and there is some software
which name I cann't remember.
I think rpm must have a list like this, and how can I get this
list. Please show me.

reddazz · 10-02-2005, 09:10 AM

Checking out the rpm manual would have been a good start. The command to check all installed packages is

Code:

$rpm -qa

The list will be very long so you may need to pipe the output to less e.g.

Code:

$rpm -qa | less

To find out if a specific package is installed you would do

Code:

$rpm -qa | grep -i nameOfPackage

You can also use a GUI like Synaptic, YAST and rpmdrake.

muddywaters · 10-02-2005, 10:15 AM

Here's a nifty trick I found somewhere.
Open a terminal and key in this:
rpm -qa > installed-programs
This will create a file in your home directory listing the programs.

TruongAn · 10-03-2005, 09:47 AM

The list come from rpm -qa take 5 minutes to display. Therefore, it is so hard
to read such a long list. Is there any way to obtain the date of the isntallion so
I can filtered the list to find out the package I want?

evans0409 · 10-03-2005, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TruongAn
The list come from rpm -qa take 5 minutes to display. Therefore, it is so hard
to read such a long list. Is there any way to obtain the date of the isntallion so
I can filtered the list to find out the package I want?

use

Code:

 rpm -qa --last | less

to see the installed packages in reverse chronological order. also the man page for rpm is very informative and includes many examples of the kinds of queries you are asking about. check it out.

muddywaters · 10-03-2005, 10:43 AM

If you enter 'man rpm' in a terminal a list of options can be found for this command. The option needed for this is 'last'.
So 'rpm -qa -last' should make a list in cronological order.
Edit: Beat me to it! I really need to start typing with 2 fingers.

TruongAn · 10-04-2005, 02:08 AM

If I found the information in the man page I wouldn't be here to talk.
The man page show me that there is -q option, but I don't see -qa option.
On the other hand, I cannot found any way to obtain the date of the installion.
Is it true that there is no way to get the date?

reddazz · 10-04-2005, 03:10 AM

I am not sure you can get the date of installation but there could be a way. Anyway, take a look at rpm.org, maybe you will find what you are looking for.

homey · 10-04-2005, 07:13 AM

If you run the command: rpm --querytags it shows a list of querry options. One of those options is installtime.
Edit: The date format is obtained with :date

Code:

rpm -qa --qf 'Installed on %{installtime:date}     %{vendor}     %{name} %{version}-%{release}\n' | sort > list.txt

evans0409 · 10-04-2005, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TruongAn
If I found the information in the man page I wouldn't be here to talk.
The man page show me that there is -q option, but I don't see -qa option.
On the other hand, I cannot found any way to obtain the date of the installion.
Is it true that there is no way to get the date?

Well, if you cannot extract the info you seek from the rpm man page (one of the most extensive man pages out there), perhaps this is not the OS for you. It seems that in addition to you inability to read the man page, you also cannot read the replies to your post, as several people suggested you use rpm -qa --last | less On my system, the first tolines of this output are

setools-gui-2.1.2-1.1 Mon 03 Oct 2005 03:41:14 PM PDT
selinux-policy-targeted-sources-1.27.1-2.3 Mon 03 Oct 2005 03:41:11 PM PDT
cpuspeed-1.2.1-1.23_FC4 Mon 03 Oct 2005 03:41:11 PM PDT

which part of this output confuses you about the date?

advice: don't get snippy in the forum when you know not about which you speak.

TruongAn · 10-04-2005, 11:53 AM

Everything is alright now.
rpm -qa --last refused to work in kconsole terminal but it work if I start a virtual console instead of
Desktop environment. It think my problem is the lack of RAM, not rpm.
There must be something wrong with my mind these day.