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 …

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?

Mar 30, 2014 · The way how to know version of an installed package varies for different programs. Usually application_name --version or application_name -version can be used to …

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

To uninstall already installed software, you can: Go to Software-center. Find the software and remove. Open a terminal, and type sudo apt-get remove <software-name> If you do not know …

Ubuntu Software The easiest way is to use Ubuntu Software (or Ubuntu Software Center in releases older than Ubuntu 16.04LTS). Open Ubuntu Software, click the Installed tab, select …

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 …

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.

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.