dpkg --get/set-selections

[Mark Purcell]

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On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 19:01, Grant Morphett wrote:
> dpkg --set-selections <myselections
>
> dpkg --get-selections >newfilename
>
> Any ideas?

- From the Debian Reference.  (I was reading it last night, don't know it off 
the top of my head)

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/quick-reference/ch-package.en.html#s-record
6.3.8 Record/copy system configuration

 To make a local copy of the package selection states: 

     $ dpkg --get-selections "*" >myselections   # or use \*

"*" makes myselections include package entries for "purge" too. 

You transfer this file to another computer, and install it there with: 

     # apt-get update
     # dpkg --set-selections <myselections
     # apt-get -u dselect-upgrade

Mark
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