[SOLVED] How do I list?

[neurostu]

How do I get a list the packages I have installed recently with apt-get?

[scragar]

apt-cache pkgnames | lesswill list all packages on the system,

you can list deb packages downloaded recently, sorting by date or whatever as required:
ls -t /var/cache/apt/archives/*remove the -t to stop sorting by time and just list all packages.

[neurostu]

Thanks... but i need to know how to sort the packages by the date they were installed, and possibly examine the installation dates...

[Dr Small]

How are the currently sorted ... alphabetically?
This may help, though:
man sort

[scragar]

use:ls -l -t /var/cache/apt/archives/*
if you need a lot of details, you only really need package name and date though.

[neurostu]

Scragar, I appreciate both suggestions but neither one lists the recently installed packages...

For example I know I installed a few packages today but none of them are listed in either of the two options...

Dr. Small, I have experience using sort, thanks though

[ibuclaw]

To further scragar's command, this will show the 10 newest deb files that you downloaded,so they should be the last items you installed.
ls -l -t /var/cache/apt/archives/* | head -n11 | tail -n10 | sed 's/^.*\///g;s/_.*$//g'

Although, you could always just check your bash_history file.
cat ~/.bash_history | grep "apt-get install" | sed 's/^.*-get install //g' | tail -n 10 | tac

Regards
Iain

[scragar]

bash_history only shows things installed from the terminal, so it's not as good a solution as listing files in the cache. The problem is that the cache can be cleared, and it looks like it has in this case. As I said anyway, this is packages downloaded, not installed.

Shame apt doesn't keep logs itself other than programs installed in what appears to be a fairly random order.

[NullHead]

Will this help?:sudo cat /var/log/apt/term.log

[zvacet]

synaptic>file tab>history

[neurostu]

Will this help?:sudo cat /var/log/apt/term.log

Thanks!