Oct 23, 2026, 11:24 AMI just mindcoded (hahahaha) a small python utility to find all actions done on a package with apt.
useful to know when your php was updated.
I can share if that is of interest for anyone of you.
edit: did the same for dpkg since apt will miss manually installed packages.
Oct 23, 2026, 11:25 AMExample:
./apt-history.py libbrotli*
Upgrade at 2025-12-02 17:29:44 1.0.9-2+b6, 1.1.0-2+b7
Install at 2026-04-15 11:57:58 1.1.0-2+b7, automatic
Remove at 2026-04-17 10:34:44 1.1.0-2+b7
Install at 2026-04-20 09:51:52 1.1.0-2+b7, automatic
Install at 2026-05-27 10:04:11 1.1.0-2+b7, automatic
@f4grx "mindcoded" - great wording!
Oct 23, 2026, 11:51 AM@Wintermute_BBS no choice these days.
@f4grx hmm I only manually upgrade!
Oct 23, 2026, 5:06 PM@RueNahcMohr same, why? I dont remember all dates at which particular packages are updated, such as libbrotli, so this is useful.