correction: to:
this is wrong : cat /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log | grep Obsolete >> /home/" my A/c user-name without quotes" /desktop>obseletepkgs.txt
this is the right one: cat /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log | grep Obsolete >> /home/" my A/c user-name without quotes" /desktop/obseletepkgs.txt
sorry -jb
correction: to:
this is wrong : cat /var/log/ dist-upgrade/ main.log | grep Obsolete >> /home/" my A/c user-name without quotes" /desktop> obseletepkgs. txt
this is the right one: cat /var/log/ dist-upgrade/ main.log | grep Obsolete >> /home/" my A/c user-name without quotes" /desktop/ obseletepkgs. txt
sorry
-jb