Linux dpkg Software Report

[Karl F. Larsen]

Ray Parrish wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I hope I won't get flamed for this, but I have just completed my most 
> ambitious script to date, and have completed the Linux dpkg Software 
> Report script which takes output from dpkg, and formats it into html 
> pages sorted by package section, such as Games, Editors, etc... and also 
> generates an alphabetical index to the packages.
> 
> All web urls, ftp urls, and emails in the dpkg output have been 
> converted to clickable links, and there are links to each package's 
> installed files lists, and configuration files lists, as well as any 
> index.html files in that package's /usr/share/doc/packagename folders.
> 
> I've released it as open source, and it is available at -
> 
> <http://www.rayslinks.com/LinuxdpkgSoftwareReport.html>
> 
> There is also a sample output set from the script available for perusal 
> linked on that page.
> 
> Sorry if you consider this spam, it's not a technical question, but an 
> announcement of something  I think could help some people learn their 
> systems easier.
> 
> Later, Ray Parrish
> 

	I am getting the over 1000 updates to this Ubuntu 8.04 
listed. You have a nice tool here.

73 Karl


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