apt - Not able to locate initial-status.gz. What might be the problem here? - Ask Ubuntu
i running ubuntu 16.04, trying salvage list of packages installed failed find initial-status.gz
archive when looked in /var/log/installer/
.
what possibly issue?
it's worth mentioning new this, it'd great if break as possible, in order me digest whatever is.
thank you. :)
as i've seen mine last thing created in folder while installation. may didn't reach step, see with:
sudo ls -lt --time-style=full-iso /var/log/installer/
if new installation , may for:
ls -lt --time-style=full-iso /var/lib/dpkg/status*
ubiquity compresses status
file @ end of installation process. status-old
file backup copy.
be aware /var/lib/dpkg/status
& /var/lib/dpkg/status-old
reflect current , previous of packages respectively , updated each package installation/removal operation. in other hand, /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz
left after ubuntu (system) installation.that's why said "if installation new/fresh".
if relatively new (few days package operations), may filter out packages have added/removed from:
zcat /var/log/apt/history.log* zcat /var/log/dpkg.log*
dpkg.log
more complete apt/history.log
because apt
uses dpkg
package basic tasks.
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