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  • If you have upgraded your system since your initial install (which is the case for most people I think), is better to use the manifest file of your current Ubuntu release version. Commented Feb 13, 2015 at 11:20
  • If you've upgraded, I think you would need to use both files, not just the manifest file. You can easily do that by just adding another comparison. The manifest file unfortunately does not contain everything that the initial_status.gz file does (I checked). Commented Feb 24, 2015 at 13:00
  • I'm impressed! I found a missing piece however. What about packages that were initially installed but then explicitly manually removed, however, later explicitly manually reinstalled? I found this in a working system. Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 9:22
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    I've made a question unix.SE/225330: List explicitly removed packages (apt) to address the bulk of the job. Commented Aug 25, 2015 at 10:33
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    This is better than the accepted solution, since the mirror.pnl.gov/releases/precise/… URL in the accepted solution is now a 404. Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 2:07