Hi, On 2021-07-26 1:22 p.m., l0f...@tuta.io wrote: > Hi, > > 26 juil. 2021, 19:01 de mrma...@earthlink.net: > >> # man dpkg-query >> ... >> Desired action: >> u = Unknown >> i = Install >> h = Hold >> r = Remove >> p = Purge >> >> Package status: >> n = Not-installed >> c = Config-files >> H = Half-installed >> U = Unpacked >> F = Half-configured >> W = Triggers-awaiting >> t = Triggers-pending >> i = Installed >> >> Error flags: >> <empty> = (none) >> R = Reinst-required >> ... >> >> Above is the best I could find to explain the meaning of first columns. >> Conspicuously absent is: >> >> v >> >> e.g.: >> # aptitude search lightdm >> ... >> p liblightdm-qt5-3-dev - LightDM Qt 5 client library >> (development f >> p lightdm - Display Manager >> v lightdm-greeter - >> p lightdm-gtk-greeter - simple display manager (GTK+ greeter) >> v lightdm-gtk-greeter-config - >> p lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings - settings editor for the LightDM GTK+ >> Greet >> p lightdm-kde-greeter - LightDM KDE greeter >> p lightdm-settings - LightDM configuration tool >> p lightdm-webkit-greeter - LightDM Webkit Greeter >> p mythbuntu-lightdm-theme - Mythbuntu LightDM setup >> p razorqt-lightdm-greeter - LightDM greeter for Razor-qt desktop >> envir >> v razorqt-lightdm-greeter-config - >> ... >> >> What man page has a listing that includes "v"? Web searches are proving >> highly >> resistant to providing its meaning. :~( >> >> Bonus question: why are descriptions absent from v line-items? >> > aptitude man page: > > "Each search result is listed on a separate line. The first character of each > line indicates the current state of the package: the most common states are > p, meaning that no trace of the package exists on the system, c, meaning that > the package was deleted but its configuration files remain on the system, i, > meaning that the package is installed, and v, meaning that the package is > virtual." > Would make sense to share the same character code with DPKG... Wouldn't it ? > Best regards, > l0f4r0 >
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