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Bruno Pereira
Asked: 2012-02-18 07:53:17 +0800 CST

How do I find if a package is installed by default for each Ubuntu release? [duplicate]

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I know how to check if a package is installed and if its available for install but I cannot find any list of packages that are installed with a release from Ubuntu.

Sometimes I am trying to answer something and I cannot remember if the tool I will refer was installed by default of if I installed in a later point and cant remember. What if its something I have and a user using another desktop environment does not?

I know I can recommend to install the package prior to asking him to use it but I would like to know if its installed by default or not.

Is there such list? Where can I find it?

package-management

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  2. Indirectly you could check Synaptic history of installation (In the File menu) type the name of your package you will know when it was installed or updated.

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