"Allan F. Caetano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> "Oege" == Oege Dijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Oege> Is there any way I can synchronize my dselect requests with what > Oege> packages I actually have installed? > > This may help (in fact, it comes from the FAQ): > > $ dpkg --get-selections | sed -e 's/uninstall/install/' > foobar > $ dpkg --set-selections < foobar > > And avoid using dselect in the future!
Or use it all the time, except for the odd apt-get for something trivial. I find it an exceedingly useful tool when you don't happen to know the exact dependency structure of what you're trying to install (maybe, one day, when apt supports Suggests: ...), provided you know what you're doing with it. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
