Is there a list of all installed packages?
Please forgive the newbie post, I just installed Slackware 12.1 the other day and only some of the programs are showing in the Fluxbox menu. Is there a list somewhere of what programs are installed? I did the complete install as I am looking to make linux my standard for video/audio editing. Any advice on books to read for using linux? I have read almost the whole slackbook but it is pretty vague on applications available.
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From the command line, as root, run pkgtool. Then select the View option.
For a cursory view, open the /var/log/packages directory. If you performed a full installation, then open the text files named PACKAGES.TXT or FILELIST.TXT. I hope this helps. Quote:
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I found the pkgtool, thanks! I'm really looking for a document which perhaps spreadsheet that would allow me to see both the name of the package and the description of what it does in a searchable format. Any suggestions? I could not find PACKAGES.TXT OR FILELIST.TXT
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Code:
$ ls -1 /var/log/packages Code:
$ ls -1 /var/log/packages > /home/username/packagelist.txt Code:
$ ls -1 /var/log/packages | less Code:
$ less /var/log/packages packagename Code:
$ cd /var/log/packages |
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If you really want a spreadsheet, there's a nice easy way to do it. Run the following:
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$ cd /var/log/packages |
If you don't think using the GUI is a sin, then kpackage is pretty handy. I'm not sure if it is still included in Slack 12.1, but it was there in 12.0.
It is definitely searchable and provides the version and description along side the name. |
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