checkinstall software package provides installation tracker, you can install in your Debian 9 (Stretch) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install checkinstall
checkinstall is installed in your system.
Make ensure the checkinstall package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep checkinstall *
You will get with checkinstall package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 9 stretch |
| Section | Administration Utilities |
| Package | checkinstall |
| Version | 1.6.2-4+b1 [s390x], 1.6.2-4 [a |
| Description | installation tracker |
| Sub Section | admin |