On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:21:08 -0000 "McNamee, John" <john.mcnamee@hp.com> wrote: > I've been evaluating Etch for several months on a test machine, and > now I'd like to install it on a production server. What's the best > way to get the list of packages installed on the test system, and then > re-install those packages on the new system? > > --John 1> On your test machine do: "dpkg --get-selections "*" > packages.dpkg". 2> Install a base system on the new machine and copy the "packages.dpkg" to it. 3> On the new machine run: "dpkg --set-selections < packages.dpkg". 4> On the new machine run: "apt-get dselect-upgrade". Your package installation should now match. -- Bill Thompson BillT@Mahagonny.com
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