list of installed packages

jeff1500 · 03-21-2004, 05:35 PM

1. How do I make a list of all the Slackware packages installed and put them in a file for printing? I can run the pkgtool program that lists packages, but I don't know how to send the output to a file.

2. I'd like to remove packages that I'm not using. How do I avoid removing something that is needed for something that I don't understand due to a dependency?

Thanks.

187807 · 03-21-2004, 05:44 PM

As for #1...

Wouldn't

$ls /var/log/packages > foo.txt

work?

trickykid · 03-21-2004, 08:41 PM

As for #2, well it all depends really. If your unsure, don't remove it. Slackware is already a minimal install really. Usually any of the libs you will want to keep in a lot of the cases. The best way is to pick a package you want to remove, and then check any of the apps you use to see whether or not they will require it or not.

jeff1500 · 03-22-2004, 04:52 PM

The package list command worked fine for me.

Someday, when I've got time to reinstall if I mess it up, I may try removing a couple.

Thanks.