A tool to search, install, remove and upgrade packages logged by apt.
aptback can show the apt log in an easy to read format and sorted by date.
make install
It is installed by default in /usr/local
To see all options type aptback --help
The following examples show the long and short version of the commands.
aptback -d 2016
Output:
2016-02-27 18:06 install vim amd64 (7.4.488-7)
2016-02-27 18:06 install vim-runtime amd64 (7.4.488-7) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install libcommons-dbcp-java amd64 (1.4-5) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install tomcat8-common amd64 (8.0.14-1+deb8u1) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install libcommons-pool-java amd64 (1.6-2) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install libtomcat8-java amd64 (8.0.14-1+deb8u1) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install tomcat8 amd64 (8.0.14-1+deb8u1)
2016-02-29 23:27 install authbind amd64 (2.1.1) automatic
2016-02-29 23:27 install libecj-java amd64 (3.10.1-1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install libchm1 amd64 (0.40a-3+b1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install chm2pdf amd64 (0.9.1-1.1)
2016-03-01 10:23 install htmldoc amd64 (1.8.27-8+b1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install libchm-bin amd64 (0.40a-3+b1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install python-chm amd64 (0.8.4.1-1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install htmldoc-common amd64 (1.8.27-8) automatic
2016-03-01 10:23 install libfltk1.1 amd64 (1.1.10-19+b1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:25 remove chm2pdf amd64 (0.9.1-1.1)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove libchm1 amd64 (0.40a-3+b1)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove htmldoc amd64 (1.8.27-8+b1)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove libchm-bin amd64 (0.40a-3+b1)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove python-chm amd64 (0.8.4.1-1)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove htmldoc-common amd64 (1.8.27-8)
2016-03-01 10:25 remove libfltk1.1 amd64 (1.1.10-19+b1)
2016-03-01 10:26 install libchm1 amd64 (0.40a-3+b1) automatic
2016-03-01 10:26 install kchmviewer amd64 (6.0-1)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade perl amd64 (5.20.2-3+deb8u3)-->(5.20.2-3+deb8u4)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade libssl1.0.0 amd64 (1.0.1k-3+deb8u2)-->(1.0.1k-3+deb8u4)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade perl-base amd64 (5.20.2-3+deb8u3)-->(5.20.2-3+deb8u4)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade libperl5.20 amd64 (5.20.2-3+deb8u3)-->(5.20.2-3+deb8u4)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade perl-modules amd64 (5.20.2-3+deb8u3)-->(5.20.2-3+deb8u4)
2016-03-02 09:19 upgrade openssl amd64 (1.0.1k-3+deb8u2)-->(1.0.1k-3+deb8u4)
aptback --select upgraded --date 2016-2-25-12
aptback -s u -d 2016-2-31-12
sudo aptback install --select removed,purged --date 2015-12
sudo aptback install -s r,p -d 2015-12
sudo aptback remove --select installed --date 2016-1-1 --until 2016-1-14
sudo aptback remove -s i -d 2016-1-1 -u 2016-1-14
aptback --select upgraded --date 2016-2-15 --export-version > list
xargs --arg-file list sudo apt-get install
aptback -s u -d 2016-2-15 -v > list
xargs -a list sudo apt-get install
If you want to use advanced apt-get/apt-cache options, you can export the output of aptback and use xargs like this
aptback -s u -d 2016-2 -e > list
xargs -a list sudo apt-get purge
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