apt-cache/apt search packages that are not installed
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I can search packages with apt-cache search <package_name>, or search installed packages with apt list --installed | grep <package_name>.
How about packages that are not installed? How do I search the list of non-installed package with apt-cache or apt?
apt search apt-cache
asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
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I can search packages with apt-cache search <package_name>, or search installed packages with apt list --installed | grep <package_name>.
How about packages that are not installed? How do I search the list of non-installed package with apt-cache or apt?
apt search apt-cache
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I can search packages with apt-cache search <package_name>, or search installed packages with apt list --installed | grep <package_name>.
How about packages that are not installed? How do I search the list of non-installed package with apt-cache or apt?
apt search apt-cache
asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
Kong Chun Ho
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I can search packages with apt-cache search <package_name>, or search installed packages with apt list --installed | grep <package_name>.
How about packages that are not installed? How do I search the list of non-installed package with apt-cache or apt?
apt search apt-cache
apt search apt-cache
asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
Kong Chun Ho
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asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
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asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
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asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
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asked May 14 '17 at 15:23
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You can see them like this... but not in nice colours
apt list --installed=false | grep -v '[installed'
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
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The package that are installed will be still in the list but with[installed]at the end.
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
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you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them withgrep... but that's not a very nice solution
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come beforeinstalled, or the order ofinstalled,automaticget reversed?
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,installedalways comes first and beforeautomatic. I didn't findinstalledanywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
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I realize that this does not use apt-cache or apt, but aptitude provides some powerful ways of searching:
aptitude search '!~i ^apt*'
or equivalently,
aptitude search '?not(?installed) ^apt*'
produces an output like:
p apt-forktracer - utility for tracking non-official package versions
p apt-listbugs - tool which lists critical bugs before each APT installation
p apt-listdifferences - source differences notification tool
p apt-mirror - APT sources mirroring tool
p apt-move - maintain Debian packages in a package pool
p apt-offline - offline APT package manager
p apt-offline-gui - offline APT package manager - GUI
p apt-rdepends - recursively lists package dependencies
p apt-show-source - Shows source-package information
p apt-show-versions - lists available package versions with distribution
p apt-src - manage Debian source packages
p apt-transport-https - https download transport for APT
...
Note that the first letter of each line gives the state of the package; here are some common ones:
p no trace of the package exists on system
c package has configuration files remaining on system
v virtual package
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
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You can see them like this... but not in nice colours
apt list --installed=false | grep -v '[installed'
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with[installed]at the end.
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
1
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them withgrep... but that's not a very nice solution
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come beforeinstalled, or the order ofinstalled,automaticget reversed?
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,installedalways comes first and beforeautomatic. I didn't findinstalledanywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
You can see them like this... but not in nice colours
apt list --installed=false | grep -v '[installed'
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with[installed]at the end.
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
1
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them withgrep... but that's not a very nice solution
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come beforeinstalled, or the order ofinstalled,automaticget reversed?
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,installedalways comes first and beforeautomatic. I didn't findinstalledanywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
You can see them like this... but not in nice colours
apt list --installed=false | grep -v '[installed'
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
You can see them like this... but not in nice colours
apt list --installed=false | grep -v '[installed'
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
edited May 14 '17 at 15:51
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
answered May 14 '17 at 15:45
Zanna
49.2k13123234
49.2k13123234
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with[installed]at the end.
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
1
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them withgrep... but that's not a very nice solution
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come beforeinstalled, or the order ofinstalled,automaticget reversed?
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,installedalways comes first and beforeautomatic. I didn't findinstalledanywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
add a comment |
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with[installed]at the end.
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
1
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them withgrep... but that's not a very nice solution
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come beforeinstalled, or the order ofinstalled,automaticget reversed?
– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,installedalways comes first and beforeautomatic. I didn't findinstalledanywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo
– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with
[installed] at the end.– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
The package that are installed will be still in the list but with
[installed] at the end.– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:49
1
1
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them with
grep... but that's not a very nice solution– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
you are right @KongChunHo! I am surprised... you can get rid of them with
grep... but that's not a very nice solution– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 15:50
Are you sure nothing will come before
installed, or the order of installed, automatic get reversed?– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
Are you sure nothing will come before
installed, or the order of installed, automatic get reversed?– Kong Chun Ho
May 14 '17 at 15:55
my results are,
installed always comes first and before automatic. I didn't find installed anywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
my results are,
installed always comes first and before automatic. I didn't find installed anywhere in the package list other than at the end of the lines @KongChunHo– Zanna
May 14 '17 at 16:00
add a comment |
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0
down vote
I realize that this does not use apt-cache or apt, but aptitude provides some powerful ways of searching:
aptitude search '!~i ^apt*'
or equivalently,
aptitude search '?not(?installed) ^apt*'
produces an output like:
p apt-forktracer - utility for tracking non-official package versions
p apt-listbugs - tool which lists critical bugs before each APT installation
p apt-listdifferences - source differences notification tool
p apt-mirror - APT sources mirroring tool
p apt-move - maintain Debian packages in a package pool
p apt-offline - offline APT package manager
p apt-offline-gui - offline APT package manager - GUI
p apt-rdepends - recursively lists package dependencies
p apt-show-source - Shows source-package information
p apt-show-versions - lists available package versions with distribution
p apt-src - manage Debian source packages
p apt-transport-https - https download transport for APT
...
Note that the first letter of each line gives the state of the package; here are some common ones:
p no trace of the package exists on system
c package has configuration files remaining on system
v virtual package
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
I realize that this does not use apt-cache or apt, but aptitude provides some powerful ways of searching:
aptitude search '!~i ^apt*'
or equivalently,
aptitude search '?not(?installed) ^apt*'
produces an output like:
p apt-forktracer - utility for tracking non-official package versions
p apt-listbugs - tool which lists critical bugs before each APT installation
p apt-listdifferences - source differences notification tool
p apt-mirror - APT sources mirroring tool
p apt-move - maintain Debian packages in a package pool
p apt-offline - offline APT package manager
p apt-offline-gui - offline APT package manager - GUI
p apt-rdepends - recursively lists package dependencies
p apt-show-source - Shows source-package information
p apt-show-versions - lists available package versions with distribution
p apt-src - manage Debian source packages
p apt-transport-https - https download transport for APT
...
Note that the first letter of each line gives the state of the package; here are some common ones:
p no trace of the package exists on system
c package has configuration files remaining on system
v virtual package
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I realize that this does not use apt-cache or apt, but aptitude provides some powerful ways of searching:
aptitude search '!~i ^apt*'
or equivalently,
aptitude search '?not(?installed) ^apt*'
produces an output like:
p apt-forktracer - utility for tracking non-official package versions
p apt-listbugs - tool which lists critical bugs before each APT installation
p apt-listdifferences - source differences notification tool
p apt-mirror - APT sources mirroring tool
p apt-move - maintain Debian packages in a package pool
p apt-offline - offline APT package manager
p apt-offline-gui - offline APT package manager - GUI
p apt-rdepends - recursively lists package dependencies
p apt-show-source - Shows source-package information
p apt-show-versions - lists available package versions with distribution
p apt-src - manage Debian source packages
p apt-transport-https - https download transport for APT
...
Note that the first letter of each line gives the state of the package; here are some common ones:
p no trace of the package exists on system
c package has configuration files remaining on system
v virtual package
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
I realize that this does not use apt-cache or apt, but aptitude provides some powerful ways of searching:
aptitude search '!~i ^apt*'
or equivalently,
aptitude search '?not(?installed) ^apt*'
produces an output like:
p apt-forktracer - utility for tracking non-official package versions
p apt-listbugs - tool which lists critical bugs before each APT installation
p apt-listdifferences - source differences notification tool
p apt-mirror - APT sources mirroring tool
p apt-move - maintain Debian packages in a package pool
p apt-offline - offline APT package manager
p apt-offline-gui - offline APT package manager - GUI
p apt-rdepends - recursively lists package dependencies
p apt-show-source - Shows source-package information
p apt-show-versions - lists available package versions with distribution
p apt-src - manage Debian source packages
p apt-transport-https - https download transport for APT
...
Note that the first letter of each line gives the state of the package; here are some common ones:
p no trace of the package exists on system
c package has configuration files remaining on system
v virtual package
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
11
answered Nov 25 at 20:13
YenForYang
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