Dear Anthony, Am Donnerstag, 31. Dezember 2020 schrieb Antony Stone: > Hi. > > I know I can get a list of the packages installed on a > currently-running system using commands such as: > > dpkg-query -l > apt list --installed > aptitude search ~i > > However, if there any way I can do the same thing, but when I simply > have a copy (backup) of the machine, and it's not currently running? > The backup is on another Debian / Devuan system (which may or may not > be the same release version). > > I have _all_ files from the machine I want to investigate, and I'm > hoping that there's something in /var/cache/apt or /var/lib/dpkg > which would allow me to get the same sort of list as the above > commands produce. > > Does anyone have any ideas?
You need the contents of the directory "/var/lib/dpkg", then easy-peasy go with this: dpkg --admindir=/dir/to/backup/of/var/lib/dpkg --get-selections "*<pattern>*" HTH Kind regards, Stefan _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
