* Marcelo Chiapparini <marcelo.chiappa@gmail.com> 27.01.2009
> I am upgrading my notebook. The old one runs etch like a charm. I want
> to run etch in the new notebook too, and to have installed in it exactly
> the same packages than in the old one. So,
> 1) does exist a file with the information of all the packages installed
> in the old system?
> 2) is it possible to use this information in the fresh installation on
> the new system?
Hello Marcelo,
it's easy. From the manpage of "dpkg"
To make a local copy of the package selection states:
dpkg --get-selections >myselections
You might transfer this file to another computer, and install it there with:
dpkg --clear-selections
dpkg --set-selections <myselections
Hth Michael
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