Aptitude Status Codes
The first character of each line indicates the current state of the package.
- p
- meaning that no trace of the package exists on the system
- c
- meaning that the package was deleted but its configuration files remain on the system
- i
- meaning that the package is installed
- v
- meaning that the package is virtual
The second character indicates the stored action (if any; otherwise a blank space is displayed) to be performed on the package.
- i
- meaning that the package will be installed
- d
- meaning that the package will be deleted
- p
- meaning that the package and its configuration files will be removed
If the third character is A, the package was automatically installed.