Where are apt lists located?
The lists of available packages are fetched from the location(s) specified in /etc/apt/sources. list . For example, when using a Debian archive, this command retrieves and scans the Packages. gz files, so that information about new and updated packages is available.
Where are apt files stored?
APTs cached files are located in: /var/cache/apt/archives/
Where are apt sources kept?
The main Apt sources configuration file is at /etc/apt/sources.
Where does apt store list of installed packages?
1 Answer. The answer to your question is that it is stored in the file /var/lib/dpkg/status (at least by default). However, if you have mounted the old system, then it may be possible to run dpkg --get-selections on it directly, using the --root switch.
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