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[SOLVED] in ubuntu's recovery mode logged in as me on tty1, how do I copy the output of dpkg -l and history to a usb stick? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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upgrading xubuntu to 24.04, fresh install, but I'd like to copy the output of both dpkg -l and history to a usb stick.

About history: will it copy all commands I executed on all tabs? I work with several tabs simultaneously.

ETA: thank you for all your input, problem has been solved.

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm pretty sure the history command outputs only commands from the shell/tab it's invoked in plus the commands already saved to the shells history file. Commands are not always saved to the file immediately. So to make 100% sure, you have to clean exit all shells before using history.

You can easily test this by using a unique command (like: echo 123) in one shell and history in another.

Also the shell probably has a man page detailing config options that affect the history.