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--- linux:debian [2009/05/25 00:35]
127.0.0.1 external edit
+++ linux:debian [2010/03/04 13:49] (current)
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- dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package}\n'\\
+==== Some dpkg-hacks ====
-\\
- dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Installed-Size} ${Status} ${Package}\n' | sort -n
+   dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package}\n'
+   dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Installed-Size} ${Status} ${Package}\n' | sort -n
    dpkg --get-selections | awk '{ print $1; }'| tr "\n" " "
+**Sorting debian packages installed by size**
+   dpkg-query --show --showformat='${Package;-50}\t${Installed-Size}\n'  | sort -k2 -n
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 Delete the file '**/var/cache/apt/pkgcache.bin**' and re-run '**apt-get update**'.
+==== Create a backup list of packages and resinstall ====
+   sudo dpkg --get-selections > package_list.txt
+Save the text file on a thumb drive, format the drive, reinstall Ubuntu/Debian, then to a
+   sudo dpkg --set-selections < package_list.txt
+   sudo apt-get -y update
+   sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade