[OT] listing installed software on Linux

2012-09-20 Thread Richmond
type this into a terminal emulator: dpkg --get-selections > installed-software this will dump a text file called 'installed-software' in your HOME folder. This WILL NOT list software such as RunRev/Livecode as it is not installed in the system-qua-system, but is normally in the HOME folder. Ri

[OT] listing installed software on Linux

2012-09-21 Thread Richmond
@ Mark Weider On an RPM based system you could use rpm -q --all. debian-based would be *dpkg -l * "Screaming Bananas" Richmond.* * ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage y

Re: [OT] listing installed software on Linux

2012-09-20 Thread Mark Wieder
Richmond writes: > dpkg --get-selections > installed-software dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' for reading: No such file or directory My guess is you're running one of those ubuntu-thingies. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

Re: [OT] listing installed software on Linux

2012-09-20 Thread Andre Garzia
Those commands will only display software that was installed using the package manager. LiveCode is not installed using the package manager so it will not display. PS: I think you need to run that as root On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Richmond writes: > > > dpkg --g

Re: [OT] listing installed software on Linux

2012-09-20 Thread Richmond
On 09/21/2012 01:02 AM, Mark Wieder wrote: Richmond writes: dpkg --get-selections > installed-software dpkg: failed to open package info file `/var/lib/dpkg/status' for reading: No such file or directory My guess is you're running one of those ubuntu-thingies. Yes. __