How to make a list of user installed applcations

[Jasper]

Once you get used to using Puppy regularly and begin to add new applications it is useful to have a list to refer to, just in case you encounter issues and have to re-install.

I take no credit for this tip, I found it on the forum and have lost who to thank for it. So "THANK YOU" if it was you

In terminal enter

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cut -f 1,5,10 -d \|  /var/packages/user-installed-packages > /root/my-installed-packages.csv

This will create a file which will open up in Gnumeric and list all the applications that you have installed. It will save it in your Home directory.

[bigpup]

If you change the end of the command to .txt

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cut -f 1,5,10 -d \|  /var/packages/user-installed-packages > /root/my-installed-packages.txt

It will produce a text file that will usually open in the default text editor.

It seems a lot easier to read in this format.

[Chelsea80]

@Jasper

Thank you sharing, it could prove quite useful to me -

@bigpup

Thank you, I changed the .csv to .txt as it is more easy for me to read -
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I found that if used more than once it automatically overwrites the previous saved one -

Is there a way to stop this happening as it might be handy to keep a 'running date log' of previous saves -

Chelsea80

EDIT

Is there a way to stop this happening as it might be handy to keep a 'running date log' of previous saves -

It's OK, I have worked it out -

Put a different number in front of the new file save name or a date or whatever to stop the previous saved file name from being overwritten -

Then you can have separate lists as and when new user applications are installed -

Chelsea80

[keniv]

@Jasper and @bigpup

I've also just used this but with the .text ending. Thanks for a good tip.
@Chelsea80

Is there a way to stop this happening as it might be handy to keep a 'running date log' of previous saves -

It's OK, I have worked it out -

Put a different number in front of the new file save name or a date or whatever to stop the previous saved file name from being overwritten -

Then you can have separate lists as and when new user applications are installed -

Again a useful tip.

Regards,

Ken.

[cobaka]

Hello @Jasper

Below
The output redirection '>' operator writes to a disk file rather than the terminal [file].
Using a double '>>' operator you can append to a file, rather than overwriting the previously written info in the file .
And the other 'stuff' puts the file into a different directory - where spot and finn store files. This is a useful place to put misc files.

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 cut -f 1,5,10 -d \| /var/packages/user-installed-packages >> ~/../home/my-installed-packages.txt

In Puppy Linux there are two 'home' directories. One is called 'home'. The other is called tilde - '~'
'home' is where the faithful 'spot' keeps her files. 'home' is one directory up and then one down from '~'.
Try cd ~ or ls ~ or (even more informative) ls ~/../
or ls ~/../home > /home/demo.txt

cobaka

[Chelsea80]

@cobaka

Thanks, a useful explanation and adjustment to the script -

Will try it out next time I add an application -

Chelsea80

[Jasper]

Also, the same can be applied to Python packages and their versions

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pip list > installed_python_packages.txt