Re: Can I pass dselect a "list" of packages?

[Alex Yukhimets <aqy6633@acf5.nyu.edu>]

> I was wondering if it was possible to pass
> dselect a _custom_ list of packages that has been previously compiled.
> 
> ie:
> 
> `cat pkg-list`

If you already have a debian system with desired set of packages installed
you could do:
dpkg --get-selections > pkg-list
and then on a new system 
dpkg --set-selections <pkg-list

The file pkg-list is an ascii file and I think you can customize it to
your need.

Alex Y.
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