How to find what 'new' packages have been installed?

[Mario Vukelic]

On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 18:46 +0000, Chris G wrote:
> Er, I can just record what I've added as I do it!  Much easier than
> what you're suggesting.

You are welcome to do what you like. I, personally, find it easier to
capture such stuff automatically and have all the info I'd want when I
need it, but whatever.

> What I actually want to do is to go back "after the event" some days
> later and try and remember what I've added manually.  When I remember
> to note it down as I do it there's no problem.

If you automatically record interesting state changes, there is no need
to remember, and to remember the right things.

A written system journal is a fine thing. Heck, I suggested it myself at
the beginning of this thread. You just seemed so interested in an
accurate record of all changes to the system, so I felt I'd offer a
suggestion for a more complete and automatic solution. Feel free to
disregard it.

> Er, yes, I was using Unix boxes decades ago!  :-)

Er, um, well, it's hard to tell when you basically write "I cannot
search and compare text files".