> Yes - easy.
>
> As root run dpkg --get-selections > somefile
>
> Given that knoppix is debian-based, you can then do
>
> dpkg --set-selections < somefile
>
> on your new machine, then run dselect and choose (3) Install to actually
> do
> it.
>

First, thanks to Matt for the log suggestion, unfortunately that option
was not on in the knoppmyth system.

Secondly I will do something similar to what Craig suggests, although I
might do a bit of diffing with what is installed in the new system, and
check that I really do need all the stuff I've added...

>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 January 2007 4:25 p.m.
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Debian install history?
>
>
> Can I get a list of packages I have installed on a debian system, in
> order.
> I basically want to see what packages I have installed on top of my
> knoppmyth system.
>
> ie I don't want to know every package installed on the system (because
> that
> will include the packages supplied by knoppmyth before I started
> fiddling) - I just want the packages since then.
>
> On gentoo I would type genlop -l and it would tell me what I had installed
> since I started, in date/time order.
>
>
>


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