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Where are apt get packages stored?
1 Answer. The answer to your question is that it is stored in the file /var/lib/dpkg/status (at least by default).
Where does sudo apt install packages?
These files are marked as managed by the package management, so don’t touch them. Additionally, sometimes some files are created/modified by pre-/postinstall and pre-/postrm scripts included in the package. You can find the scripts in /var/lib/dpkg/info/ once the package is installed.
What is apt package cache?
What is apt-cache? The apt-cache command line tool is used for searching apt software package cache. In simple words, this tool is used to search software packages, collects information of packages and also used to search for what available packages are ready for installation on Debian or Ubuntu based systems.
Where does apt get download from?
This list get downloaded and stored in /var/lib/apt/lists for posterior use. These are lists of all packages available from the repositories you selected. Even if you remove your sources.
How to get a list of installed packages in dpkg?
A quick man dpkg-query will tell you more, however, you may try dpkg-query –list or dpkg-query — show. You said you’ve looked in the root folder, but with the “~” you are clearly pointing to the home folder. The root would be /Package.list, or -/Package.list. Check in the home folder.
How to list all packages intentionally installed by APT?
To list all packages intentionally installed (not as dependencies) by apt commands, run the following : This provides a reverse time based view, with older commands listed first: Commandline: apt-get install k3b Commandline: apt-get install jhead
How to see where a package is installed in Ubuntu?
There’s an easy way to see the locations of all the files installed as part of the package, using the dpkg utility. dpkg -L . Example: I had installed davfs2, but I wasn’t sure where the configuration file was, so I ran this command: geek@ubuntuServ:~$ dpkg -L davfs2. davfs2: /usr/share/lintian/overrides/davfs2.
Which is better apt clone or dpkg-get selections?
APT-Clone is used by ubiquity (Ubuntu installer) for upgrade process. It is much better than the dpkg –get-selections solution because: It preserves all repositories information.