On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:42:10 +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: >> I seem to recall seeing once that one of the package >> tools (dpkg, apt, or another, I don't remember) could >> save a package list that could later be piped as input >> to return a system to an identical list of packages >> with one command. Am I crazy, and if not, how is this >> done? > > One method of cloning debian installs is to take a current debian > machine that is setup with the packages you want. Run the command > "dpkg --get-selections > ~/selectionfile". Then, after the base > install on other machines use that file and do: "dpkg > --set-selections < ./selectionfile && apt-get dselect-upgrade".
The dpkg --get-selections/--set-selections is a great way to save the energy that you've spent. Yet it is not enough. Go to the List-Archive http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/ and follow the recent thread of "Configuration DB", if you want to save more of your energy. Subject: Configuration DB Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2004 14:20:53 -0400 tong -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]