"Worldfile

Is there a file that listes all the installed .rp, packages on a SuSE system? What Im looking for is the "file" YAST or apt-get searches for installed packages. Something like Gentoo's "World" file


Thanks

/var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/i386/update/9.2/rpm/

and

/var/cache/apt/archives

Thanks I figured it out. btw those seems to be the area where the packages reside but not the files that control the .rpm files. They seem to be in

/var/lib/rpm


Anyway I had a .rpm file that would not rpm -e the file. or apt-get + Yast couldnt remove it. (made the big mistake in installing a mandrake package.)

My fix - remove all files manually then tell apt to ignore it.

APT FAQ

How do I exclude a package from APT?

As root, you'll need to edit /etc/apt/apt.conf. Find the line in the "RPM" section that looks like this:

Ignore { };

Add the package names that you wish APT to ignore, like this:

Ignore { "karchiver"; "liblcms" };

Save apt.conf & close it. Now you need to delete the cache that APT has created which lists all your packages. To delete this cache, run the following, again as root:

rm -f /var/cache/apt/*.bin

Now you can run apt-get update & proceed from there. APT will no longer look for the packages you've told it to ignore.

For more "hidden" features of the apt.conf file, see this page: http://koti.welho.com/pmatilai/apt-tricks/.

Found here:
http://www.granneman.com/techinfo/linux/in.../apt/aptfaq.htm