RE: Backup Package names currently installed

["Jochen Daum" <jochen.daum@cans.co.nz>]

Thanks Haim!

> > I have a debian woody machine which I installed via FTP.
> > 
> > I would like to dump the names of all installed packages 
> into a file,
> > so that I can install them automatically with dpkg.
> > 
> > I tried
> > 
> > dpkg --get-selections
> > 
> > but the file doesn't contain any package versions? Can I 
> include that
> > as well?
> apt-show-versions will dump all installed packages with 
> version, but I don't
> know how to import it. 
>

At least I can try something with shell scripting or sed.

Jochen