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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

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.

If you change the end of the command to .txt

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.

@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

@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.

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.

 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

@cobaka

Thanks, a useful explanation and adjustment to the script -

Will try it out next time I add an application -

Chelsea80

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

pip list > installed_python_packages.txt