on Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 06:36:19PM +0100, Bruno BEAUFILS ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I would like to install my new laptop with the same packages as those > installed on my desktop (which is a sid debian). > > So I installed a basic potato debian without selecting any packages, then > after > the first reboot I mount (via NFS) a directory where I stored a debian ftp > site mirror plus some specific packages (a home made kernel (build with > kernel-package) and such packages (alsa-modules, pcmcia-modules)). > > I configure apt such that it looks for package on this nfs mounted directory. > > I then installed my own packages (kernel, pcmcia, etc.) reboot the system, > then I do on my desktop > > dpkg --get-selections > mylist > > and on my laptop > > cat mylist | dpkg --set-selections > > I have then done a : > > dselect install
I believe what you want to do is 'apt-get update' rather than run deselect at this point. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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