Re: why the difference between two identical laptops?

[Preston Boyington <preston.lists@gmail.com>]

Miroslav Maiksnar wrote:
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> Problem is, when you use --get/set-selections combo, you loose information 
> about exact package versions (needed for stable/testing/unstable mix) and you 
> also loose dependency info for aptitude (all packages will behave like 
> manually installed). In general, --get/set-selections can make identical 
> installs only when using stable release without aptitude.
> 
> And of course, if you want identical installations, you also need to transfer 
> configurations (/etc, /home/*/.*), as it is initially set to default when you 
> install package, but this default can be different between two versions of 
> the same package. So on "new" computer you will have "new" default config, 
> which will probably be somehow different from "old" computer (depends on 
> release and package updates).
> 

ah, I see what you mean.

> I would do identical installs using bootable linux CDs (knoppix) and something 
> like `tar c /old_root/ | ssh other_comp 'tar x -C /new_root/'`
> 

ok, might do that for the next round.  for my current purposes this will do.

any ideas about the missing shortcut(s) to the share drive?  wonder why
it would go away from "Desktop" and "Places"?