PKGLIST

A Rust-based utility that displays a colorized history of installed, upgraded, and removed packages from your Arch Linux system using pacman's log files, sorted by date.

Features

• Colorized Output: Uses ANSI RGB colors for easy visual distinction
• Parallel Processing: Leverages Rayon for efficient log parsing
• Caching System: Maintains a cache file for faster subsequent runs
• Complete History: Shows both currently installed and previously removed packages
• Human Readable: Clean, formatted output with timestamps and status indicators

Installation

Prerequisites

pacman -S rust git
cargo -v

Build from Source

git clone <repository-url>
cd <repository-name>
cargo build --release

The binary will be available at target/release/pkglist

Output

2024-01-15T14:30:45+0100 :: INS :: firefox
2024-01-16T09:15:22+0100 :: UPG :: linux
2024-01-17T16:45:33+0100 :: REM :: old-package