From 2a697f6db483e2a2b480caca7c9a89991d8ef685 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kenneth Odle Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:42:03 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added note about [installed,automatic] --- chapters/ch04-system.tex | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/chapters/ch04-system.tex b/chapters/ch04-system.tex index b2a4327..549e0d2 100644 --- a/chapters/ch04-system.tex +++ b/chapters/ch04-system.tex @@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ alsa-base/jammy,jammy,now 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu7 all [installed,automatic] […snip] \end{Verbatim} +Again, that's a lot of information, but \texttt{[installed]} means that this package was installed manually, and \texttt{[installed,automatic]} means that it was installed as a dependency of some other package.\index[concepts]{dependencies} + Unfortunately, that will give you a list of \texttt{every} packaged that has been installed on your system, including from when you installed Linux originally. To get a list of manually installed applications, use \begin{Verbatim}[frame=lines]