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> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:48:02 -0700 <mgb-debian@yosemite.net> wrote: > > On Fri March 19 2010 12:55:47 Mike Viau wrote: > > I was looking for a way to purge or remove all the packages that were > > installed on a Debian system after the initial (bare bone) minimal system > > installation. I have searched on Google for "How to reduce a Debian system > > to a base system" but it seems like the topic of interest was to reduce the > > memory consumption of the installed system, which is not my consern. > > > > In essence I would like to revert my system back to a freshly installed > > state, without reinstalling. Ultimatly is this possible? > > Assuming your bare bones --get-selections file is called bbs: > > dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 <(awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' <bbs | > sort) <(dpkg --get-selections | awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' | sort)) > > Remove "--dry-run" at your own peril once you're happy with the proposed > actions. > > You may need to run it a couple or three times but that should do it. > > --Mike Bird > My output with the suggestion above. debian:~# dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 <(awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' < debian-5.04-base-selections | sort) < (dpkg --get-selections | awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' | sort)) bash: command substitution: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `(' bash: command substitution: line 1: `join -v2 <(awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' < debian-5.04-base-selections | sort) < (dpkg --get-selections | awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' | sort)' dpkg: --purge needs at least one package name argument Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*]. Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! debian:~# > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] 201003191448.03134.mgb-debian@yosemite.net > Don't miss a beat Get Messenger on your phone |