Hi, Sjoerd Hardeman wrote (28 Aug 2009 12:37:24 GMT) : > The sys handler uses dpkg --get-selections to get a list of > installed packages. This method does not store whether packages are > installed automatically, thus losing important information.
Ok. > Instead, > aptitude '~i!~M' should be used, only selecting not-automatically > installed packages. I am rather in favor of "aptitude search '~i'" to get the best of both worlds: the whole installed packages list *and* the knowledge wether a given package has been automatically installed. What do you think of this? Anyone wanting to contribute a patch? (preferably against Git head) Bye, -- intrigeri <[email protected]> | GnuPG key @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/intrigeri.asc | OTR fingerprint @ https://gaffer.ptitcanardnoir.org/intrigeri/otr-fingerprint.asc | We're dreaming of something else. | Something more clandestine, something happier. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

