How Can I Tell When a Linux Package Was Last Updated?

To view the latest installed date of package, just run the following rpm command format. Alternatively use rpm with qi option to view the latest installed date of package.

How can I tell when a Linux package was last installed?

You can either use the dpkg command’s log or the apt command’s log. You’ll have to use grep command to filter the result to list the installed packages only. This will list all the packages including the dependencies that were installed recently on your system along with the time of installation.

How do I check for updated packages in Linux?

Run “apt update” or “apt-get update” before checking the list of available package updates. This will refresh the repository meta-data. This can be done using the below five commands. ‘apt list –upgradable’: returns a list of packages to be updated in list format.