I can confirm this, and I agree that something like "Installed Ubuntu" instead of the whole packagelist isntalled by the initial install would be more appropriate, and even required if we are tending towards the application-based history [1].
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareCenter#A.2BIBw-History.2BIB0_section ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080838 Title: Installations tab in 'History' shows packages installed during initial installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1080838/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs