Comments on: How to Uninstall Recently Installed Packages on Ubuntu

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:35:48 +0000

In reply to Tom. @Tom, You are right, my apologies for the confusion... To list the most recently installed packages on Ubuntu, you can use the following command without the need for sudo:

$ grep "install " /var/log/dpkg.log | sort -k1,1 -k2,2 -u | tail -n 10

The above command will sort the log entries (/var/log/dpkg.log) based on the date and time of installation and then display the last 10 lines, showing the most recent installations.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:17:14 +0000

The command “sudo apt list –installed | tail -n 10” does not list the 10 most recently-installed packages. Just the last 10 packages were installed out of the entire list of packages installed on the system. Also, it is not necessary to use sudo for this command.

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:15:00 +0000

In reply to dragonmouth.

@dragonmouth,

Synaptic is indeed a popular choice for users who prefer a more advanced and fine-grained control over their software installations and package management.

By: dragonmouth

dragonmouth — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 12:08:27 +0000

For any Debian-based (including *buntus) and PCLinuxOS, I use Synaptic exclusively. In my experience, Synaptic is much more functional than any Software Center. It also does not have all those distracting graphics that supposedly make it more "user-friendly". If I need to install or uninstall a package, I do not care what its user rating is. I do not need to be presented with large package icons. The look of an icon will not induce me to install a package. When I don't use Synaptic, I will use apt. Software Centers are for those that prize form over function.