[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> At 16 Jan 2001 13:38:25 +0200 , Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote about system restores...
>
> ...and I'd like to continue the theme. If the worst were to happen,
> what would be the best way of getting the same installed packages as
> before? Is it possible to give dselect (or apt-get if you're one of
> /those/ people ;-) a file with a list of packages to install? Ideally
> you should be able to just generate this from within your preferred
> install mechanism and then you could keep it "somewhere safe" and
> point the re-installation process to it and just let it have its
> wicked way with your Debian CD-ROM (or whatever).
dpkg --get-selections > filename
dpkg --set-selections < filename
HTH
Bob
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