This bash shell script is for you then, as it compiles information from the output of the dpkg command with your installed files lists, and configuration files lists, as well as linking to any index.html files in the usr/share/doc/packagename folders for each package, into an HTML index of everything installed on your system.
All web URLs, and email addresses within the dpkg command's output get converted to links you can click to go to the package's web sites, mailing lists, or to email it's Maintainer, or Original Maintainer with suggestions, offers of help, or bug reports..
The installed files lists, and configuration file lists are linked in the report so you can easily load them, or any documentation files for each package.
There is an alphabetical by software section name index, an alphabetical by package name index, an index to all of the lib files sorted by libA.html, libB.html, up to libZ.html. There is also an alphabetical listing page for packages that exist on your system but are not currently installed.
Learning your way around a Linux system just got a whole lot easier since you can browse the package indexes, and familiarize yourself with the software, where it's installed, and the included documentation on your system.
Download the Linux dpkg Software Report script set today, and really get a handle on what's installed on your system, and how to use it. I have released it with an open source license so you can redistribute it, modify it, or whatever you feel like doing with it.
There is a sample dpkg Software Report output set linked on the above web page so you can have a look at the report before you even download the script set.
Later, Ray Parrish
-- The Future of Technology. http://www.rayslinks.com/The%20Future%20of%20Technology.html Ray's Links, a variety of links to usefull things, and articles by Ray. http://www.rayslinks.com Writings of "The" Schizophrenic, what it's like to be a schizo, and other things, including my poetry. http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com
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