dpkg --get/set-selections

[Grant Morphett]

It appears that using dselect-upgrade makes a difference.  I was only using
dist-upgrade.  Thanks

cheers

On Thu, 6 Jun 2002 19:59:51 +1000 Mark Purcell scribbled:

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