On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 08:58:56PM -0600, Lakin Wecker wrote: > I realize that this is a good thing for the page. It should be up to date. > > Part of the reason that I tend to fall behind in installations is the time it > takes to return the machine to a useable state after the install. I typically > have a (fixed) list of software that I need/want installed in order for the > computer to be useable for me. Having to redo this everytime is time > consuming > because I never remember which software it is that I want installed. > > Is there a relatively easy way to store the list of currently installed > packages and then have apt/dpkg re-install all of these?
dpkg --get-selections > installed_packages dpkg --set-selections < installed_packages Then you need to run either a dist-upgrade or dselect-upgrade, I can't remember which is right, maybe both work? Trent > > Lakin > > On 10/11/05, Corey Burger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey All, > > About a week after Breezy releases, I intend to clean up > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam > This entails the following: > > 1. On any page that has not installed Breezy final will be tagged at > the top as being old and thus not valid. > 2. I am considering moving any old reports to a seperate table. > > So, if you are the owner of one of these reports, please fix it up! > The Testing Team needs timely reponses and constant installation. > > Corey > > -- > laptop-testing-team mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/laptop-testing-team > > > -- > laptop-testing-team mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/laptop-testing-team -- Trent Lloyd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bur.st Networking Inc. -- laptop-testing-team mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/laptop-testing-team
