I am in the process of reinstalling Debian 8 after my desktop died, and want to make sure I keep a list of packages installed. Following various debian threads I'm going to do this:
# dpkg --get-selections "*" > /backup/dpkg-get/selections # apt-key exportall > /backup/repositories.keys and after the new installation do this: # apt-key add /backup/repositories.keys # apt-get update # dpkg --set-selections < $d/dpkg-get/selections # apt-get dselect-upgrade Questions: 1. Any problems with the above procedures? 2. I just now found out about program 'debfoster'. How can I integrate it into the back-up/restore process above? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom