Steps/Command to know installed software in UNIX

parameswar · Post by **parameswar** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:57 am

one can know the installed softwares from control panel in windows. Similarly what is the UNIX command or any steps to know the installed software in UNIX

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:02 am

There is no command in UNIX that will directly tell you that. Many applications or packages are just copied into and run from a certain directory so there is no central "registration" done.

There might be a way to display certain types of software, but that does depend upon which UNIX type and version you are running.

parameswar · Post by **parameswar** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:02 am

ArndW wrote:There is no command in UNIX that will directly tell you that. Many applications or packages are just copied into and run from a certain directory so there is no central "registration" done.

There might be a way to display certain types of software, but that does depend upon which UNIX type and version you are running.

Got the command.The command is OS specific as below:

AIX lslpp -L all
FreeBSD pkg_info -a
HP-UX swlist
LINUX rpm -qa
SOLARIS Pkginfo
Tru64 setld -i

Thanks,
Parameswar

ArndW · Post by **ArndW** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:06 pm

Good job - some of those I hadn't heard of before! But remember that these will not be exhaustive lists of all installed software