On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Brandon Mitchell wrote: > On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, David S. Zelinsky wrote: > > > I want to back up my choices in deselect on a floppy, so I can later do a > > clean install of the whole system, and install all the same packages without > > having to go through the selection process again. > > > > What's the right way to do this? > > dpkg --get-selections > selections # on current > dkpg --set-selections < selections # on new
Yes, but "dpkg --get-selections" only lists packages marked for either install or hold. Not-installed packages are not mentioned. So if you have removed a package that is installed by default, it will still be installed when you reinstall the whole system. Remco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
