On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:50:03 +1300 Roger Searle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Cheetham wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:57 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > > > > Well, you can restore the OS from an install CD easily enough, and as > > long as you've got a list of installed packages, you'll be good to go > > quickly enough. > > > > > > > Now I recall mention of this in recent months where there is a method of > extracting a list of currently installed packages, I can't seem to > locate that wisdom. Could anyone describe the methods again? > > Cheers, > Roger > > dpkg -l | grep ii is a good start for debian/ubu rpm -a for rh'esque distrs. hth, Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
