If you want to learn more about the aptĬommand open your terminal and type man apt.įeel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. Conclusion #īy now you should know how to list and filter installed packages on your Ubuntu system. To create a list of the names of all installed packages on your Ubuntu or Debian system and save it in a file named packages_list.txt, run the following command: sudo dpkg-query -f '$ ' -W | wc -l 544Īs you can see I have 544 packages installed on my Ubuntu server. You can filter the dpkg-query -l output with grep same as the apt output: sudo dpkg-query -l | grep package_name Create a list of all installed packages # To list the installed packages on your Ubuntu system use the following command: sudo apt list -installed As you can see from the output above, the command prints a list of all installed packages including information about the packages versions and architecture.

The command will show you a list of all installed packages including the packages versions, architecture, and a short description. Before you can update packages on a system, it is first useful to see which packages are installed.

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