On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 20:53:24 +0100 Jan Willem Stumpel wrote: > Carlos Sousa wrote: > > ... a little script run by cron every day that generates a list of all > > installed packages, compares with the list generated in the previous > > run, and adds the changes, duly timestamped, to a history file. > > An ingenious idea... > > In the meantime I found another trick which works if you use > apt-get, and do not clean the cache very often: > > ls -lt --time=use /var/cache/apt/archives|less > > The --time=use gives the time when the archives were last used, > i.e. installed, instead of the date there were packaged.
Wouldn't work for me, I do have to clean the cache often due to somewhat limited disk space, and anyway I want a permanent registry of package installs/removals. But perhaps your suggestion could help the OP in his present predicament. -- Carlos Sousa http://vbc.dyndns.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
