Run apt policy fake-nginx.
apt policy fake-nginx
Mission 355
Package origin review
Compare installed package metadata with package-owned files and change logs.
Package/process opsaptdpkggrep
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Run dpkg -L fake-nginx.
dpkg -L fake-nginx
Run grep install /var/log/dpkg.log.
grep install /var/log/dpkg.log
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What to notice while you play.
Build repeatable confidence with tracing an installed package to its files and history.
Start with apt policy fake-nginx, inspect the result, then continue in order.
Tracing an installed package to its files and history helps operators explain what they know before they change anything.
- Skipping the output that proves tracing an installed package to its files and history.
- Changing several things before recording a baseline.
Reference
Commands in this lesson.
grep [-i] <text> <file>
Find literal text inside a file.
apt|dpkg|brew
Inspect simulated Linux and macOS package metadata.