On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 09:31:07PM +0100, Sam Halliday wrote: > David Fokkema wrote: > > Sam Halliday wrote: > > > hi there, > > > > > > when i first installed debian i tried to bring over my list of packages > > > using`dpkg --set-selections`, but i ended up just using aptitude and > > > starting afresh. > > > > > > but i recently ran `apt-get dselect-upgrade` and it seems to have a memory > > > of all apps i originally wanted to pull over... is there any way i can clear > > > that list, as i would like to be able to use `apt-get dselect-upgrade` for > > > other reasons (namely a script to purge all uninstalled apps) > > > > What is the output of > > dpkg --get-selections > > it then prints out what i have installed on the system and nothing else, the > problem is not with the output of this program, it is that when i type `apt-get > dselect-upgrade` it seems to have a memory of a different list and tries to grab > the packages. essentially i would like to synchronise the TODO list with the > list that is currently installed on my system. > > > I'm wondering whether you can distinguish between 'install'ed packages > > and something like 'to be installed'. I honestly do not know. But if the > > output gives you differences, you could run sed on it and change 'to be > > installed' to 'purge' and you'd be set, I think. > > yeah... that would work if `dpkg --get-selections` was showing that kind of > information... but its not.
Hmm.. That's too bad. And what about `dpkg -l'? Does that give you anything other than `ii' flags (Desired: Installed / Status: Installed)? Maybe that shows something like `in'? (Desired: Installed / Status: Not installed). Although I wouldn't quite know what to do with that. David -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus. Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
