On 13 Aug 2003 18:25:16 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 4. Proceed with installing the rest of the packages I need. Of > course, I have a list of such packages, since I make regular > backups, including a "COLUMNS=120 dpkg -l > package.lis" and > scp it to another machine.
I did that until I discovered "dpkg --get-selections > package.lis". The recovery procedure is then "dpkg --set-selecttions < package.lis", followed by "apt-get dselect-upgrade". It works *very* nicely. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
