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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