Here is the initial dpkg list of packages:
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
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ii adduser 3.110ubuntu2 add and remove users and groups
ii apt 0.7.19ubuntu1 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii apt-utils 0.7.19ubuntu1 APT utility programs
ii base-files 5ubuntu1 Debian base system miscellaneous files
ii base-passwd 3.5.19 Debian base system master password and group
ii bash 3.2-4ubuntu1 The GNU Bourne Again SHell
ii belocs-locales-bin 2.4-4ubuntu2 tools for compiling locale data files
ii bsdutils 1:2.14-1ubuntu4 Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
ii busybox-initramfs 1:1.10.2-2ubuntu1 Standalone shell setup for initramfs
ii bzip2 1.0.5-1ubuntu1 high-quality block-sorting file compressor -
ii ca-certificates 20080809 Common CA certificates
ii console-setup 1.28ubuntu4 Set up the font and the keyboard on the cons
ii console-terminus 4.26-2.1 Fixed-width fonts for fast reading on the Li
ii coreutils 6.10-6ubuntu1 The GNU core utilities
ii cpio 2.9-14ubuntu1 GNU cpio -- a program to manage archives of
ii cron 3.0pl1-105ubuntu1 management of regular background processing
ii cryptsetup 2:1.0.6-7ubuntu1 configures encrypted block devices
ii dash 0.5.4-12ubuntu2 POSIX-compliant shell
ii debconf 1.5.24ubuntu2 Debian configuration management system
ii debconf-i18n 1.5.24ubuntu2 full internationalization support for debcon
ii debianutils 2.30ubuntu2 Miscellaneous utilities specific to Debian
ii dhcp3-client 3.1.1-5ubuntu1 DHCP client
ii dhcp3-common 3.1.1-5ubuntu1 common files used by all the dhcp3* packages
ii diff 2.8.1-12ubuntu1 File comparison utilities
ii dmsetup 2:1.02.27-4ubuntu3 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace lib
ii dosfstools 3.0.1-1 utilities for making and checking MS-DOS FAT
ii dpkg 1.14.24ubuntu1 Debian package management system
ii e2fslibs 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 ext2 filesystem libraries
ii e2fsprogs 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 ext2/ext3/ext4 file system utilities
ii eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-2 ejects CDs and operates CD-Changers under Li
ii file 4.26-2 Determines file type using "magic" numbers
ii findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3 utilities for finding files--find, xargs
ii gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-2ubuntu12 The GNU Compiler Collection (base package)
ii gnupg 1.4.9-3ubuntu1 GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
ii gpgv 1.4.9-3ubuntu1 GNU privacy guard - signature verification t
ii grep 2.5.3~dfsg-6ubuntu1 GNU grep, egrep and fgrep
ii gzip 1.3.12-6ubuntu2 The GNU compression utility
ii hashalot 0.3-5 Read and hash a passphrase
ii hostname 2.95 utility to set/show the host name or domain
ii ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu15 high level tools to configure network interf
ii initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu18 tools for generating an initramfs
ii initscripts 2.86.ds1-61ubuntu1 Scripts for initializing and shutting down t
ii iproute 20080725-2 networking and traffic control tools
ii iputils-ping 3:20071127-1 Tools to test the reachability of network ho
ii kbd 1.14.1-4ubuntu2 Linux console font and keytable utilities
ii klibc-utils 1.5.14-1~exp1ubuntu2 small utilities built with klibc for early b
ii klogd 1.5-5ubuntu2 Kernel Logging Daemon
ii language-pack-en 1:8.10+20081025 translation updates for language English
ii language-pack-en-base 1:8.10+20081025 translations for language English
ii laptop-detect 0.13.7ubuntu1 attempt to detect a laptop
ii less 418-1 Pager program similar to more
ii libacl1 2.2.47-2 Access control list shared library
ii libatm1 2.4.1-17.2 shared library for ATM (Asynchronous Transfe
ii libattr1 1:2.4.43-1 Extended attribute shared library
ii libblkid1 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 block device id library
ii libbz2-1.0 1.0.5-1ubuntu1 high-quality block-sorting file compressor l
ii libc6 2.9-0ubuntu7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcap1 1:1.10-14build1 support for getting/setting POSIX.1e capabil
ii libcomerr2 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 common error description library
ii libcups2 1.3.9-11ubuntu1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs
ii libcurl3-gnutls 7.18.2-8ubuntu1 Multi-protocol file transfer library (GnuTLS
ii libdb4.2 4.2.52+dfsg-5 Berkeley v4.2 Database Libraries [runtime]
ii libdb4.6 4.6.21-12 Berkeley v4.6 Database Libraries [runtime]
ii libdb4.7 4.7.25-6ubuntu1 Berkeley v4.7 Database Libraries [runtime]
ii libdevmapper1.02.1 2:1.02.27-4ubuntu3 The Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace lib
ii libedit2 2.11~20080614-1ubuntu1 BSD editline and history libraries
ii libfribidi0 0.10.9-1 Free Implementation of the Unicode BiDi algo
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-2ubuntu12 GCC support library
ii libgcrypt11 1.4.1-2ubuntu1 LGPL Crypto library - runtime library
ii libgnutls26 2.4.2-4 the GNU TLS library - runtime library
ii libgpg-error0 1.4-2ubuntu7 library for common error values and messages
ii libgpm2 1.20.4-3ubuntu1 General Purpose Mouse - shared library
ii libidn11 1.10-3 GNU libidn library, implementation of IETF I
ii libkeyutils1 1.2-9 Linux Key Management Utilities (library)
ii libklibc 1.5.14-1~exp1ubuntu2 minimal libc subset for use with initramfs
ii libkrb53 1.6.dfsg.4~beta1-4 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.11-0ubuntu7 OpenLDAP libraries
ii liblocale-gettext-perl 1.05-4build1 Using libc functions for internationalizatio
ii liblockfile1 1.08-3 NFS-safe locking library, includes dotlockfi
ii liblzo2-2 2.03-1 data compression library
ii libmagic1 4.26-2 File type determination library using "magic
ii libncurses5 5.7+20081220-1ubuntu1 shared libraries for terminal handling
ii libncursesw5 5.7+20081220-1ubuntu1 shared libraries for terminal handling (wide
ii libnewt0.52 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu1 Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit - text mode win
ii libpam-modules 1.0.1-5ubuntu1 Pluggable Authentication Modules for PAM
ii libpam-runtime 1.0.1-5ubuntu1 Runtime support for the PAM library
ii libpam0g 1.0.1-5ubuntu1 Pluggable Authentication Modules library
ii libpcre3 7.8-2ubuntu1 Perl 5 Compatible Regular Expression Library
ii libpopt0 1.14-4 lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii libreadline5 5.2-3build1 GNU readline and history libraries, run-time
ii libsasl2-2 2.1.22.dfsg1-23ubuntu2 Cyrus SASL - authentication abstraction libr
ii libsasl2-modules 2.1.22.dfsg1-23ubuntu2 Cyrus SASL - pluggable authentication module
ii libselinux1 2.0.65-5 SELinux shared libraries
ii libsepol1 2.0.30-2 Security Enhanced Linux policy library for c
ii libslang2 2.1.3-3ubuntu3 The S-Lang programming library - runtime ver
ii libsqlite3-0 3.5.9-6 SQLite 3 shared library
ii libss2 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 command-line interface parsing library
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-15ubuntu1 SSL shared libraries
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-2ubuntu12 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libtalloc1 1.2.0~git20080616-1 hierarchical pool based memory allocator
ii libtasn1-3 1.5-1 Manage ASN.1 structures (runtime)
ii libtext-charwidth-perl 0.04-5build1 get display widths of characters on the term
ii libtext-iconv-perl 1.7-1build1 converts between character sets in Perl
ii libtext-wrapi18n-perl 0.06-6 internationalized substitute of Text::Wrap
ii libusb-0.1-4 2:0.1.12-13 userspace USB programming library
ii libuuid1 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 universally unique id library
ii libvolume-id1 136-4 volume identification library
ii libwbclient0 2:3.2.5-3ubuntu1 client library for interfacing with winbind
ii libwrap0 7.6.q-16 Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers library
ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2ubuntu2 X11 client-side library
ii libx11-data 2:1.1.5-2ubuntu2 X11 client-side library
ii libxau6 1:1.0.4-1 X11 authorisation library
ii libxcb-xlib0 1.1-1.1 X C Binding, Xlib/XCB interface library
ii libxcb1 1.1-1.1 X C Binding
ii libxdmcp6 1:1.0.2-3 X11 Display Manager Control Protocol library
rc libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension library
rc libxmuu1 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous micro-utility library
ii locales 2.7.9-5 common files for locale support
ii lockfile-progs 0.1.11ubuntu2 Programs for locking and unlocking files and
ii login 1:4.1.1-6ubuntu2 system login tools
ii logrotate 3.7.7-2ubuntu1 Log rotation utility
ii lsb-base 3.2-20ubuntu2 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init script function
ii lsb-release 3.2-20ubuntu2 Linux Standard Base version reporting utilit
ii lzma 4.43-14ubuntu1 Compression method of 7z format in 7-Zip pro
ii makedev 2.3.1-88 creates device files in /dev
ii mawk 1.3.3-13ubuntu1 a pattern scanning and text processing langu
ii mime-support 3.44-1 MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap', and sup
ii mktemp 1.5-9 tool for creating temporary files
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu18 tools for managing Linux kernel modules
ii mount 2.14-1ubuntu4 Tools for mounting and manipulating filesyst
ii mtd-tools 20080508-1ubuntu1 dummy package for transition purposes
ii mtd-utils 20080508-1ubuntu1 Memory Technology Device Utilities
ii nano 2.0.7-4 free Pico clone with some new features
ii ncurses-base 5.7+20081220-1ubuntu1 basic terminal type definitions
ii ncurses-bin 5.7+20081220-1ubuntu1 terminal-related programs and man pages
ii net-tools 1.60-21ubuntu1 The NET-3 networking toolkit
ii netbase 4.34ubuntu1 Basic TCP/IP networking system
ii netcat 1.10-38 TCP/IP swiss army knife -- transitional pack
ii netcat-traditional 1.10-38 TCP/IP swiss army knife
ii ntpdate 1:4.2.4p4+dfsg-7ubuntu3 client for setting system time from NTP serv
ii openssh-client 1:5.1p1-4ubuntu1 secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh/rcp repla
ii openssh-server 1:5.1p1-4ubuntu1 secure shell server, an rshd replacement
ii openssl 0.9.8g-15ubuntu1 Secure Socket Layer (SSL) binary and related
ii passwd 1:4.1.1-6ubuntu2 change and administer password and group dat
ii perl-base 5.10.0-19ubuntu1 minimal Perl system
ii procps 1:3.2.7-9ubuntu3 /proc file system utilities
ii python 2.5.2-3ubuntu1 An interactive high-level object-oriented la
ii python-minimal 2.5.2-3ubuntu1 A minimal subset of the Python language (def
ii python2.5 2.5.4-0ubuntu1 An interactive high-level object-oriented la
ii python2.5-minimal 2.5.4-0ubuntu1 A minimal subset of the Python language (ver
ii readline-common 5.2-3build1 GNU readline and history libraries, common f
ii samba 2:3.2.5-3ubuntu1 a LanManager-like file and printer server fo
ii samba-common 2:3.2.5-3ubuntu1 Samba common files used by both the server a
ii sed 4.1.5-8 The GNU sed stream editor
ii startup-tasks 0.3.9-8 definitions of essential tasks to run on sta
ii sudo 1.6.9p17-1ubuntu2 Provide limited super user privileges to spe
ii sysklogd 1.5-5ubuntu2 System Logging Daemon
ii system-services 0.3.9-8 definitions of essential system services
ii sysv-rc 2.86.ds1-61ubuntu1 System-V-like runlevel change mechanism
ii sysvinit-utils 2.86.ds1-61ubuntu1 System-V-like utilities
ii tar 1.20-1 GNU version of the tar archiving utility
ii tasksel 2.73ubuntu13 Tool for selecting tasks for installation on
ii tasksel-data 2.73ubuntu13 Official tasks used for installation of Debi
ii tcpd 7.6.q-16 Wietse Venema's TCP wrapper utilities
ii tzdata 2008i-3 time zone and daylight-saving time data
ii ubuntu-keyring 2008.03.04 GnuPG keys of the Ubuntu archive
ii ubuntu-minimal 1.131 Minimal core of Ubuntu
ii ucf 3.0011 Update Configuration File: preserve user cha
ii udev 136-4 rule-based device node and kernel event mana
ii unzip 5.52-12ubuntu1 De-archiver for .zip files
ii update-inetd 4.31 inetd configuration file updater
ii upstart 0.3.9-8 event-based init daemon
ii upstart-compat-sysv 0.3.9-8 compatibility for System-V-like init
ii upstart-logd 0.3.9-8 boot logging daemon
ii util-linux 2.14-1ubuntu4 Miscellaneous system utilities
ii uuid-runtime 1.41.3-1ubuntu2 universally unique id library
ii vim-common 2:7.2.079-1ubuntu1 Vi IMproved - Common files
ii vim-tiny 2:7.2.079-1ubuntu1 Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor - compact v
ii whiptail 0.52.2-11.3ubuntu1 Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from she
rc x11-common 1:7.4~5ubuntu10 X Window System (X.Org) infrastructure
ii xkb-data 1.3-2ubuntu5 X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configuration dat
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12ubuntu1 compression library - runtime