How to find out and show a log of actions taken by the software management on Linux

On Linux, the package management system logs are typically stored in /var/log/ directory.

To find out the log of actions taken by the software management on Linux, you can use the following commands:

For Debian/Ubuntu based systems, the package management logs are stored in the /var/log/dpkg.log file. You can view the log by using the following command:

sudo cat /var/log/dpkg.log

For CentOS/RHEL based systems, the package management logs are stored in the /var/log/yum.log file. You can view the log by using the following command:

sudo cat /var/log/yum.log

For Fedora based systems, the package management logs are stored in the /var/log/dnf.log file. You can view the log by using the following command:

sudo cat /var/log/dnf.log

You can also use the grep command to search the logs for specific keywords or phrases, like this:

sudo grep "keyword" /var/log/dpkg.log

Replace “keyword” with the specific keyword or phrase you’re looking for in the log.