Re: dpkg --{g|s}et-selections

On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 12:28:37PM +0100, Josh Berdine wrote: > I must be being thick... > > alonzo:~# mount /dev/sda7 /mnt > alonzo:~# dpkg --get-selections >/mnt/tmp/slns > alonzo:~# chroot /mnt > alonzo:/# dpkg --set-selections alonzo:/# dpkg --get-selections >/tmp/slns2 > alonzo:/# diff --bri

dpkg --{g|s}et-selections

Hi all, I must be being thick... alonzo:~# mount /dev/sda7 /mnt alonzo:~# dpkg --get-selections >/mnt/tmp/slns alonzo:~# chroot /mnt alonzo:/# dpkg --set-selections /tmp/slns2 alonzo:/# diff --brief /tmp/slns /tmp/slns2 Files /tmp/slns and /tmp/slns2 differ Those two files are meaningfully diffe