> > dpkg --get-selections > file # save package settings.
> > dpkg --set-selections < file # set package settings.
>
> Once you've done that, is there a way to simply tell the system to
> install, uninstall, upgrade, whatever, to exactly what the current
> package selection settings are?
Before backup:
dpkg --get-selections \* > file # save all package settings
Restore:
apt-get update
dpkg --set-selections < file # set package settings
apt-get dist-upgrade # apt-get upgrade doesn't install not
# installed packages
Stony
