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yesterday updated 3 packages.
unfortunately I was pre-occupied and didn't take note of their names. the first one was task-meta, then 3 others.
some, not all, .iso files have now changed their icons to a text file icon.

rpm -qa --last gives installation date of the system and any programmes later installed but not updates.
how or where can I find the names of those last 3 updates?

TIA

Benmc

Please check our software management MAQeia for more information on this.

A more fine-grained history (for all packages since Mageia installation) including which program triggered installation/removal can be seen with

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journalctl -a --no-pager | grep -F "[RPM]"

same as above, but limited to all packages installation/removal since the last two boots:

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journalctl -a -b-2 --no-pager | grep -F "[RPM]"

thanks Doktor

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journalctl -a --no-pager | grep -F "[RPM]"

, needed to be run as root - long day.......

now to find which updated package caused :
then to file a bug report

Does not need to run as root: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_4_Errata#journalctl
Also if you take a look at the second command, you could limit it to the last or second-to-last reboot.

FWIW journalctl without parameters will query the log since day 1, and depending on the log size that means loading multiple GBs of log from disk and parsing them.

That link is for Mageia4, perhaps changes happened in Cauldron?

Here journalctl run as a user lists only things that happened as that user. "1,060" lines.
Run as root it lists everything. "10,640" lines.
As only root can install packages the commands you gave Ben run as a user return nothing, at least for Ben and me.

Nope, no changes in cauldron compared to Mageia 4 - if you add your user to systemd-journal group, that is the same effect as running journalctl as root.
That's what I meant by you don't need to run it as root. Problem is if I add millions of detail explanations to the MAQeia, it will be endlessly long, and not be that helpful anymore.
Added a short hint to the MAQeia.

doktor5000 wrote:Nope, no changes in cauldron compared to Mageia 4 - if you add your user to systemd-journal group, that is the same effect as running journalctl as root.

I might add that adding or removing groups to your user requires logging out and back in for it to take effect.

I can understand Ben's and my confusion as you gave us two commands but no instructions on how to use them as a user.