On Tuesday 12 October 2010 12:54:01 Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:05:50 +0100, Lisi wrote: > > I am installing on a new box. I have copied the installed_packages.txt > > from the old box onto a CD. (I am physically 10 miles away from the old > > box) > > > > I am failing in using teh list to install. I navigated to > > /media/cdrom0, then did > > > > #dpkg --set-selections < installed_packages.txt #apt-get -u > > dselect-upgrade > > > > After the first, the system complained that the file is read only. But > > I only want to read it, surely? And after the second command 0 files > > were installed! > > > > I could perhaps copy the file to the main filesystem and change the > > permissions - but in that case, where should I put it to enable dpkg to > > find it? > > > > Or am I perhaps doing something else wrong? > > I can't tell why: > > - it complains about being read-only (we all know cd-r are read only > media) > - does not perform any action > > :-) > > But I'm quite sure you can copy "installed_packages.txt" and put it > elsewhere in your system and run the same command (no need to modify its > perms), i.e.: > > cp /media/cdrom0/installed_packages.txt /home/lisi/Desktop > dpkg --set-selections < /home/lisi/Desktop/installed_packages.txt > ... > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón
Thanks, Camaleón. I get nervous when the computer I am working on does not belong to me!! Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201010121313.00257.lisi.re...@gmail.com