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

[Will Lowe <harpo@udel.edu>]

On Sat, 7 Feb 1998, Henry Hollenberg wrote:
> I was wondering if it was possible to pass
> dselect a _custom_ list of packages that has been previously compiled.

dpkg --set-selections < filename

you can also _get_ the list of currently selected stuff with 

dpkg --get-selections > filename 

so you can get and then set them to do backups or copy a system ...

                     					Will


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