#!/usr/bin/python """Example for packages. Print all essential and important packages""" import apt_pkg def main(): """Main.""" apt_pkg.init_config() apt_pkg.init_system() cache = apt_pkg.Cache() print "Essential packages:" for pkg in cache.packages: if pkg.essential: print " ", pkg.name print "Important packages:" for pkg in cache.packages: if pkg.important: print " ", pkg.name if __name__ == "__main__": main()