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APT / dpkg

3 log locations · Linux

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Where APT / dpkg keeps its logs

APT / dpkg logs to /var/log/apt/history.log on Linux. 2 other Linux log locations are recorded below.

Paths are printed exactly as APT / dpkg writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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APT / dpkg - Linux

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install/update/remove history/var/log/apt/history.log
raw installer console output/var/log/apt/term.log
low-level package state changes/var/log/dpkg.log
APT / dpkg log file locations - Linux · Where Them Logs App