Re: Install from list of packages [Was: Re: etch netinst tasksel "standard system"]
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 09:23:29PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:58:13AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote:
>
> > > [1] Doug's method is good, but I want to automate it further. I just
> > > have to write a sed script to make the output of 'aptitude search !~M~i'
> > > suitable for 'dpkg --set-selections'
> >
> > I'm not sure that's necessary; if the search pattern yields what you want
> > to install, then just replace the search subcommand with install.
>
> Let me elaborate. Doug's (Douglas Tutty) idea of a backup/reinstall
> means saving the output of 'aptitude search ~i!~M' to a file and then
> using that to select packages on a clean base install.
I've never automated it because I'm on dialup. The first thing I want
is mc (since I use it as my main file browser and is very useful during
restore). This takes a while to download and install.
I do X last and piecemeal to get it working step-by-step: first with
rxvt, then with icewm. Then I start on the Xapps (e.g. Konqueror).
The actual selections of packages only takes a total of about 1/2 hr and
a lot of that time is spent calculating download time and negotiating
telephone time with my wife.
Doug.
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