I'd like to output a list of all installed packages into a text file so that I can review it and bulk-install on another system. How would I do this?

I know, I just can hit Super + A to see all installed apps in Ubuntu, but I need a command to list their names. The command dpkg --get-selections | awk '{print $1}' is also not an option because it shows …

I installed wireshark recently. I have no idea in which directory it was installed, but it's not in /opt. How do I find where it's installed?

Dec 11, 2019 · Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. What does this mean ?

I would like to have a list of the installed software on my machine, with the disk space consumed by them alongside. I would prefer to be able to order by largest/smallest, but that is not a necess...

I have installed Skype in Ubuntu, but I do not know where to start the installed the Skype application .Similarly I have installed Netbeans and other applications but their icons are not appearing...

Aug 5, 2010 · The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when installing software locally. It needs to be safe from being overwritten when the system software is updated.

Dec 11, 2010 · 16 Ubuntu's Software Center shows whole history of all packages that were installed/upgraded/removed. Just click "History" at the bottom of the list at left.

So, if you start with computer with newly-installed Ubuntu, and type the second commadn (and, of course, have a copy of list.txt), all the packages you had previously installed will be installed.

Oct 26, 2014 · Once you are ready with your system and happy with the software installed you can get a list of the installed packages using the command dpkg --get-selections and save the output in to a …