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Re: debian reinstallation



    "Vivek" == Vivek G Bharathan <vivek.bharathan@oberlin.edu> writes:

    Vivek> So I installed Debian in February and I've just discovered
    Vivek> that my /usr partition is much too small. I'd like to
    Vivek> somehow set apt and dselect to reload the packages I
    Vivek> already have - is there any way to do this without plugging
    Vivek> through all the millions of Debian packages that show up on
    Vivek> dselect?

I've used --get-selections and --set-selection flags to dpkg with
success to do something very similar. Be warned though, the whole
apt/dselect/dpkg still is murky to me......

/Shyamal


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