Re: starting dselect with predefined package list
Hi,
On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 07:59:54PM -0800, Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote:
> > If I use 'dpkg --get-selections >> packages'
> > and then 'dpkg --set-selections packages' on another system,
> > and finally run dselect, my selects will be set to those listed
> > in 'packages'?
>
> basically. You should only set selections on a fresh install.
> Otherwise you have packages from set A the other machine is set B and
> thus machine A gets the union of the set (i.e. more packages than B
> and a chance at conflicting packages).
True if you do it as described without pattern match.
What about using 'dpkg --get-selections \* >> packages'
Then you get all packages listed (non-installed packages as "purge")
Thus you will get the exact same setting. (someone mentioned on this
list) Bloating system can be avoided by this, I think.
> The package list lists packages that have been removed but not purged,
> on hold, set for purge but not purged, attempted to install and stuck,
> as well as simply installed. You should probably change all holds to
> installs, purge the packages marked deinstalled, fix any half
> installed packages and then save the output.
I did not understand this. Fixing half installed sounds good to me :-)
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