Whenever there is a new release of Rasbian I always wonder what packages are installed by default. Sometimes this affects my old tutorials as I want to know if I need to bother telling people to install packages that are now included by default.
The latest version of Raspian is currently : 2016-02-09-raspbian-jessie
The pre-installed packages marked as “automatic” can be listed using :
apt-mark showauto
Those marked as manually installed can be listed using :
apt-mark showmanual
If you want to save the list as a text file you can use :
apt-mark showauto > packagelist.txt
or
apt-mark showmanual > packagelist.txt
There are usually 400-500 packages.
Pre-Installed Packages
Here are the list of pre-installed packages :
adwaita-icon-theme alsa-base aspell aspell-en bind9-host binutils blt bzip2 claws-mail-i18n coinor-libcbc3 coinor-libcgl1 coinor-libclp1 coinor-libcoinmp1 coinor-libcoinutils3 coinor-libosi1 console-setup-linux cpp cpp-4.9 cryptsetup-bin cups-bsd cups-client cups-common dbus dbus-x11 dc dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service debian-reference-common dh-python dictionaries-common dpkg-dev eject emacsen-common epiphany-browser-data esound-common fakeroot file fontconfig fontconfig-config fonts-dejavu-core fonts-dejavu-extra fonts-freefont-ttf fonts-opensymbol fonts-roboto freepats fuse g++ g++-4.9 gcc gcc-4.9 gconf-service gconf2 gconf2-common gdbserver gdebi-core geoip-database gettext-base giblib1 gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 gir1.2-glib-2.0 gir1.2-gmenu-3.0 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-pango-1.0 git git-man glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services gnome-desktop3-data gnome-icon-theme-symbolic gnome-menus gnome-themes-standard gnupg-agent gnupg2 gsettings-desktop-schemas gsfonts gsfonts-x11 gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gtk2-engines-clearlookspix gtk2-engines-pixbuf gvfs gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-libs hdparm hicolor-icon-theme idle-python2.7 idle-python3.4 iso-codes iw jackd jackd2 javascript-common kbd krb5-locales libaa1 libabw-0.1-1 libalgorithm-c3-perl libalgorithm-diff-perl libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl libalgorithm-merge-perl libarchive-extract-perl libarchive13 libasan1 libasn1-8-heimdal libasound2 libasound2-data libaspell15 libasprintf0c2 libass5 libassuan0 libasyncns0 libatasmart4 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libatk1.0-0 libatk1.0-data libatomic1 libatspi2.0-0 libaudio2 libaudiofile1 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libavahi-core7 libavahi-glib1 libavahi-gobject0 libavc1394-0 libavcodec56 libavformat56 libavresample2 libavutil54 libbind9-90 libblas-common libblas3 libbluetooth3 libbluray1 libboost-atomic1.55.0 libboost-date-time1.55.0 libboost-filesystem1.55.0 libboost-program-options1.55.0 libboost-regex1.55.0 libboost-system1.55.0 libboost-thread1.55.0 libc-ares2 libc-dev-bin libc6-dbg libc6-dev libcaca0 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcanberra-gtk3-0 libcanberra0 libcap-ng0 libcdio-cdda1 libcdio-paranoia1 libcdio13 libcdparanoia0 libcdr-0.1-1 libcgi-fast-perl libcgi-pm-perl libchromaprint0 libclass-c3-perl libclass-c3-xs-perl libcloog-isl4 libclucene-contribs1 libclucene-core1 libcmis-0.4-4 libcolamd2.8.0 libcolord2 libcompfaceg1 libcpan-meta-perl libcroco3 libcups2 libcupsfilters1 libcupsimage2 libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libcwiid1 libdaemon0 libdata-optlist-perl libdata-section-perl libdatrie1 libdbus-glib-1-2 libdc1394-22 libdca0 libdconf1 libdevmapper-event1.02.1 libdirectfb-1.2-9 libdns100 libdpkg-perl libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-freedreno1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdv4 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libe-book-0.1-1 libedit2 libegl1-mesa libelf1 libelfg0 libenca0 libenchant1c2a libeot0 libepoxy0 liberror-perl libesd0 libetonyek-0.1-1 libetpan17 libevdev2 libevent-2.0-5 libexif12 libexpat1 libexpat1-dev libexttextcat-2.0-0 libexttextcat-data libfaad2 libfakeroot libfcgi-perl libffi5 libfftw3-double3 libfftw3-single3 libfile-fcntllock-perl libflac8 libflite1 libfltk1.3 libfluidsynth1 libfm-data libfm-extra4 libfm-gtk-data libfm-gtk4 libfm-modules libfm4 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libfreehand-0.1-1 libfreetype6 libfribidi0 libfuse2 libgbm1 libgcc-4.9-dev libgconf-2-4 libgd3 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common libgeoclue0 libgeoip1 libgfortran3 libgif4 libgirepository-1.0-1 libgksu2-0 libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglew1.10 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-data libgltf-0.0-0 libglu1-mesa libgme0 libgnome-desktop-3-10 libgnome-keyring-common libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-menu-3-0 libgoa-1.0-0b libgoa-1.0-common libgomp1 libgpgme11 libgphoto2-6 libgphoto2-port10 libgpm2 libgraphite2-3 libgsm1 libgssapi-krb5-2 libgssapi3-heimdal libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libgstreamer1.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtkglext1 libgtop2-7 libgtop2-common libgudev-1.0-0 libharfbuzz-icu0 libharfbuzz0b libhcrypto4-heimdal libheimbase1-heimdal libheimntlm0-heimdal libhsqldb1.8.0-java libhunspell-1.3-0 libhx509-5-heimdal libhyphen0 libice6 libid3tag0 libiec61883-0 libilmbase6 libimlib2 libimobiledevice4 libisc95 libisccc90 libisccfg90 libisl10 libiw30 libjack-jackd2-0 libjasper1 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libjbig0 libjpeg62-turbo libjpeg8 libjs-jquery libjs-prettify libjson-glib-1.0-0 libjson-glib-1.0-common libk5crypto3 libkate1 libkeyutils1 libkrb5-26-heimdal libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 libksba8 liblangtag-common liblangtag1 liblapack3 liblcms2-2 libldap-2.4-2 libldb1 liblightdm-gobject-1-0 libllvm3.7 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 liblog-message-perl liblog-message-simple-perl libltdl7 libluajit-5.1-common liblvm2app2.2 liblwres90 liblzo2-2 libmad0 libmagic1 libmenu-cache-bin libmenu-cache3 libmhash2 libmikmod3 libmimic0 libmjpegutils-2.1-0 libmms0 libmng1 libmodplug1 libmodule-build-perl libmodule-pluggable-perl libmodule-signature-perl libmotif-common libmozjs185-1.0 libmp3lame0 libmpc3 libmpdec2 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 libmpfr4 libmpg123-0 libmplex2-2.1-0 libmro-compat-perl libmspub-0.1-1 libmtdev1 libmtp-common libmtp9 libmwaw-0.3-3 libmythes-1.2-0 libneon27-gnutls libnfsidmap2 libnl-3-200 libnl-genl-3-200 libnotify4 libnspr4 libnss-mdns libnss3 libntdb1 libobrender29 libobt2 libodfgen-0.1-1 libofa0 libogg0 libopenal-data libopenal1 libopencv-calib3d2.4 libopencv-contrib2.4 libopencv-core2.4 libopencv-features2d2.4 libopencv-flann2.4 libopencv-highgui2.4 libopencv-imgproc2.4 libopencv-legacy2.4 libopencv-ml2.4 libopencv-objdetect2.4 libopencv-video2.4 libopenexr6 libopenjpeg5 libopts25 libopus0 liborc-0.4-0 liborcus-0.8-0 libpackage-constants-perl libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpam-systemd libpango-1.0-0 libpango1.0-0 libpangocairo-1.0-0 libpangoft2-1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 libpangoxft-1.0-0 libparams-util-perl libparted2 libpciaccess0 libpcsclite1 libpisock9 libpixman-1-0 libplist2 libpng12-dev libpod-latex-perl libpod-readme-perl libpolkit-agent-1-0 libpolkit-backend-1-0 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 libpoppler46 libportaudio2 libportmidi0 libproxy1 libpth20 libpulse0 libpython-stdlib libpython2.7 libpython2.7-minimal libpython2.7-stdlib libpython3-dev libpython3-stdlib libpython3.4 libpython3.4-dev libpython3.4-minimal libpython3.4-stdlib libqscintilla2-11 libqscintilla2-l10n libqt4-dbus libqt4-network libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4 libqtwebkit4 libraptor2-0 librasqal3 libraw1394-11 librdf0 libregexp-common-perl libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-base-drivers libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-style-galaxy librest-0.7-0 librevenge-0.0-0 libroken18-heimdal librsvg2-2 librsvg2-common librtimulib-dev librtimulib-utils librtimulib7 librtmp1 libruby1.9.1 libruby1.9.1-dbg libruby2.1 libsamplerate0 libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules libsasl2-modules-db libsbc1 libschroedinger-1.0-0 libscsynth1 libsdl-image1.2 libsdl-mixer1.2 libsdl-ttf2.0-0 libsdl1.2debian libsecret-1-0 libsecret-common libsgutils2-2 libshout3 libsm6 libsmbclient libsndfile1 libsoftware-license-perl libsoundtouch0 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libspandsp2 libspeex1 libsrtp0 libssh-4 libssh2-1 libstartup-notification0 libstdc++-4.9-dev libsub-exporter-perl libsub-install-perl libswscale3 libtag1-vanilla libtag1c2a libtalloc2 libtcl8.5 libtcl8.6 libtcltk-ruby1.9.1 libtdb1 libterm-ui-perl libtevent0 libtext-soundex-perl libtext-template-perl libthai-data libthai0 libtheora0 libtiff5 libtimedate-perl libtirpc1 libtk8.5 libtk8.6 libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0 libubsan0 libudisks2-0 libusb-1.0-0 libusbmuxd2 libv4l-0 libv4l2rds0 libv4lconvert0 libv8-3.14.5 libva1 libvdpau1 libvisio-0.1-1 libvisual-0.4-0 libvisual-0.4-plugins libvo-aacenc0 libvo-amrwbenc0 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libvpx1 libvte-common libvte9 libwavpack1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0 libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-3.0-common libwebp5 libwebpdemux1 libwebpmux1 libwildmidi-config libwildmidi1 libwind0-heimdal libwnck-3-0 libwnck-3-common libwnck-common libwnck22 libwpd-0.10-10 libwpg-0.3-3 libwps-0.3-3 libwrap0 libx11-6 libx11-data libx11-xcb1 libx264-142 libxau6 libxaw7 libxcb-dri2-0 libxcb-dri3-0 libxcb-glx0 libxcb-present0 libxcb-render0 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-shm0 libxcb-sync1 libxcb-util0 libxcb-xfixes0 libxcb1 libxcomposite1 libxcursor1 libxdamage1 libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxfce4ui-1-0 libxfce4util-bin libxfce4util-common libxfce4util6 libxfconf-0-2 libxfixes3 libxfont1 libxft2 libxi6 libxinerama1 libxkbcommon0 libxkbfile1 libxklavier16 libxm4 libxml2 libxmu6 libxmuu1 libxpm4 libxrandr2 libxrender1 libxres1 libxshmfence1 libxslt1.1 libxss1 libxt6 libxtst6 libxv1 libxvidcore4 libxxf86dga1 libxxf86vm1 libyajl2 libyaml-0-2 libzbar0 lightdm-gtk-greeter linux-libc-dev lp-solve lsb-release lxkeymap lxmenu-data lxpanel-data lxsession make mime-support ncurses-term netsurf-common nodejs nodejs-legacy ntfs-3g openresolv openssh-client openssh-server openssh-sftp-server openssl packagekit patch perl perl-modules pi-package-data pi-package-session pimixer pinentry-gtk2 pipanel poppler-data poppler-utils powermgmt-base pypy-setuptools pypy-upstream-dev pypy-upstream-doc python-apt-common python-cairo python-chardet python-colorama python-dbus python-dbus-dev python-distlib python-gi python-gobject python-gobject-2 python-gtk2 python-html5lib python-minimal python-ndg-httpsclient python-numpy python-openssl python-pil python-pkg-resources python-pyasn1 python-requests python-rtimulib python-sense-hat python-setuptools python-six python-spidev python-support python-talloc python-urllib3 python-wheel python-xklavier python2.7 python2.7-minimal python3-apt python3-chardet python3-colorama python3-debian python3-dev python3-distlib python3-html5lib python3-minecraftpi python3-minimal python3-pil python3-pkg-resources python3-requests python3-rtimulib python3-sense-hat python3-setuptools python3-six python3-spidev python3-urllib3 python3-wheel python3.4 python3.4-dev python3.4-minimal qdbus qjackctl qtchooser qtcore4-l10n rename ri1.9.1 rpcbind rsync ruby ruby1.9.1 ruby1.9.1-dev ruby1.9.1-examples ruby1.9.1-full ruby1.9.3 ruby2.1 rubygems-integration samba-common samba-libs scrot sgml-base shared-mime-info squeak-plugins-scratch squeak-vm supercollider supercollider-common supercollider-ide supercollider-language supercollider-server supercollider-supernova tcl8.5 tcpd tk8.5 tk8.6-blt2.5 triggerhappy ucf udisks2 uno-libs3 ure va-driver-all vdpau-va-driver wireless-regdb wiringpi x11-common x11-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils xauth xdg-user-dirs xfce-keyboard-shortcuts xfconf xfonts-100dpi xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils xkb-data xml-core xserver-common xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics zenity-common zlib1g-dev
and
acl adduser alacarte alsa-utils apt apt-utils aptitude aptitude-common avahi-daemon base-files base-passwd bash bash-completion bluej bsdmainutils bsdutils build-essential ca-certificates cifs-utils claws-mail console-setup coreutils cpio crda cron curl dash debconf debconf-i18n debconf-utils debian-reference-en debianutils desktop-base desktop-file-utils dhcpcd5 diffutils dillo dmidecode dmsetup dosfstools dphys-swapfile dpkg e2fslibs e2fsprogs ed epiphany-browser fake-hwclock fbset findutils firmware-atheros firmware-brcm80211 firmware-libertas firmware-ralink firmware-realtek fonts-dejavu fonts-sil-gentium-basic galculator gcc-4.6-base gcc-4.7-base gcc-4.8-base gcc-4.9-base gdb git-core gksu gnome-icon-theme gnome-themes-standard-data gnupg gpgv gpicview greenfoot grep groff-base gstreamer1.0-alsa gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-omx gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-base gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-x gtk2-engines gvfs-backends gvfs-fuse gzip hardlink hostname idle idle3 ifupdown info init init-system-helpers initramfs-tools initscripts insserv install-info iproute2 iptables iputils-ping isc-dhcp-client isc-dhcp-common java-common keyboard-configuration klibc-utils kmod leafpad less libacl1 libapt-inst1.5 libapt-pkg4.12 libattr1 libaudit-common libaudit1 libblkid1 libboost-iostreams1.49.0 libboost-iostreams1.50.0 libboost-iostreams1.53.0 libboost-iostreams1.54.0 libboost-iostreams1.55.0 libbsd0 libbz2-1.0 libc-bin libc6 libcap2 libcap2-bin libcomerr2 libcryptsetup4 libcwidget3 libdb5.3 libdbus-1-3 libdebconfclient0 libdevmapper1.02.1 libdns-export100 libdrm2 libestr0 libffi6 libfreetype6-dev libgcc1 libgcrypt20 libgdbm3 libgl1-mesa-dri libgles1-mesa libgles2-mesa libgmp10 libgnutls-deb0-28 libgnutls-openssl27 libgpg-error0 libhogweed2 libicu52 libident libidn11 libirs-export91 libisc-export95 libisccfg-export90 libjson-c2 libklibc libkmod2 liblocale-gettext-perl liblogging-stdlog0 liblognorm1 liblzma5 libmount1 libncurses5 libncursesw5 libnettle4 libnewt0.52 libnfnetlink0 libnih-dbus1 libnih1 libp11-kit0 libpam-modules libpam-modules-bin libpam-runtime libpam0g libpcre3 libpipeline1 libpng12-0 libpopt0 libprocps3 libpsl0 libraspberrypi-bin libraspberrypi-dev libraspberrypi-doc libraspberrypi0 libreadline6 libreoffice libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-base libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-impress libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-math libreoffice-report-builder-bin libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb libreoffice-writer libselinux1 libsemanage-common libsemanage1 libsepol1 libservlet2.5-java libsigc++-1.2-5c2 libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libslang2 libsmartcols1 libsqlite3-0 libss2 libssl1.0.0 libstdc++6 libsysfs2 libsystemd0 libtasn1-6 libtext-charwidth-perl libtext-iconv-perl libtext-wrapi18n-perl libtinfo5 libudev0 libudev1 libusb-0.1-4 libustr-1.0-1 libuuid1 libxapian22 libxtables10 lightdm locales login logrotate lsb-base lua5.1 luajit lxappearance lxappearance-obconf lxde lxde-common lxde-core lxde-icon-theme lxinput lxpanel lxrandr lxtask lxterminal makedev man-db manpages manpages-dev mawk menu-xdg minecraft-pi module-init-tools mount mountall multiarch-support nano ncdu ncurses-base ncurses-bin net-tools netbase netcat-openbsd netcat-traditional netsurf-gtk nfs-common nodered ntp nuscratch omxplayer openbox oracle-java8-jdk parted passwd pcmanfm penguinspuzzle perl-base pi-package pkg-config plymouth policykit-1 procps psmisc pypy-upstream python python-gpiozero python-minecraftpi python-picamera python-pifacecommon python-pifacedigitalio python-pip python-pygame python-rpi.gpio python-serial python-tk python3 python3-gpiozero python3-numpy python3-pgzero python3-picamera python3-pifacecommon python3-pifacedigital-scratch-handler python3-pifacedigitalio python3-pip python3-pygame python3-rpi.gpio python3-serial python3-tk python3-uno raspberrypi-artwork raspberrypi-bootloader raspberrypi-net-mods raspberrypi-sys-mods raspberrypi-ui-mods raspbian-archive-keyring raspi-config raspi-copies-and-fills raspi-gpio rc-gui readline-common rpi-update rsyslog scratch sed sense-hat sensible-utils smartsim sonic-pi ssh startpar strace sudo systemd systemd-sysv sysv-rc sysvinit-utils tar tasksel tasksel-data timidity traceroute tree tzdata udev udisks unzip usbutils util-linux v4l-utils vim-common vim-tiny wget whiptail wireless-tools wolfram-engine wpasupplicant x2x xarchiver xcompmgr xdg-utils xinit xpdf xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-fbturbo xz-utils zenity zlib1g
You can list packages with specific text in the title using “grep”. In the example below we can list all the pre-installed packages with “spi” in the title :
apt-mark showauto | grep spi
