Linux dpkg Software Report

[Ray Parrish]

Joep L. Blom wrote:
> 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
>>
>>     
> Ray,
> Does it look like the output in Webmin in:
>
> Webmin -> System -> Software Packages -> Package Tree ?
> Earlier versions sorted the files alphabetically within categories (just 
> as you describe) the current version sorts just alphabetically (which I 
> think is a degradation).
> I use Webmin already from it's earliest versions and I find it an 
> indispensable tool for administering my system.
> Joep
>   
Hello,

I tried to install Webmin to have a look at is as I've never heard of it 
before, and it does not appear to be in the repositories. Perhaps you 
could tell me where to find it, so I can see if it does the same thing 
my program does.

Later, Ray Parrish

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