[PLUG] Forcing Gentoo package check

[Elliott Mitchell]

>From: Carlos Konstanski <ckonstanski at pippiandcarlos.com>
> I have always wondered how to do this on a debian (apt-based) system.
> Anyone know?  I switched to gentoo before getting to the bottom of it.

I think there is more to it, but `dpkg --get-selections` (or the reverse
--set-selections) is most of the equivalent. I think there is more data
hiding in `aptitude`, but the above will at least get you the package
manager's view. You can also get debconf settings with
`debconf-get-selections`.


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