To see a list of all installed packages, use the command:
dpkg --get-selections
You will get a list of packages. Packages with "install" (or whatever it is
in your language) are fully installed on your system. There may also be other
packages that you removed, but those will be marked with
When your run apt search it will provide you with a list of available
packages from your configured repositories. If one is already installed on
your system, you should be able to see it with a ‘[installed]’ notice on
the right hand side of a package in the list.
Regarding installation, it
Thanks magic Banana, you've been a great help all over this forum.
jais@asus-trisquel:~$ apt search default-jre
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
default-jre/flidas 2:1.8-56ubuntu2 amd64
Standard Java or Java compatible Runtime
default-jre-headless/flidas 2:1.8-56ubuntu2 amd64
Hi there,
I'm wondering what the quickest way to check on whether a certain
package/software is installed on Trisquel 8.0. I don't even know if this the
correct terminology, please correct me if so. I want to know whether Java is
installed.
