Re: Moving Package List

2004-05-29 Thread Greg Folkert
On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 15:57, Sam Halliday wrote: hello, i know this is probably somthing which is discussed often on the list... but i was unable to find anything in the archives, the apt FAQ or several google searches... so i'm posting to the list. i have a machine running Debian

Moving Package List

2004-05-28 Thread Sam Halliday
hello, i know this is probably somthing which is discussed often on the list... but i was unable to find anything in the archives, the apt FAQ or several google searches... so i'm posting to the list. i have a machine running Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable with a package list i am very happy

Re: Moving Package List

2004-05-28 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 14:57, Sam Halliday wrote: i have a machine running Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable with a package list i am very happy with. i would like to move this configuration to another machine which i am performing a fresh install on. how can i get a list of all the packages on

Re: Moving Package List

2004-05-28 Thread Shaun Jackman
Hello, From 'man dpkg': To make a local copy of the package selection states: dpkg --get-selections myselections You might transfer this file to another computer, and install it there with: dpkg --set-selections myselections Note that this will