Re: --set-selections - help needed to use this

[Lisi <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday 12 October 2010 12:54:01 Camaleón wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:05:50 +0100, Lisi wrote:
> > I am installing on a new box.  I have copied the installed_packages.txt
> > from the old box onto a CD.  (I am physically 10 miles away from the old
> > box)
> >
> > I am failing in using teh list to install.  I navigated to
> > /media/cdrom0, then did
> >
> > #dpkg --set-selections < installed_packages.txt #apt-get -u
> > dselect-upgrade
> >
> > After the first, the system complained that the file is read only.  But
> > I only want to read it, surely?  And after the second command 0 files
> > were installed!
> >
> > I could perhaps copy the file to the main filesystem and change the
> > permissions - but in that case, where should I put it to enable dpkg to
> > find it?
> >
> > Or am I perhaps doing something else wrong?
>
> I can't tell why:
>
> - it complains about being read-only (we all know cd-r are read only
> media)
> - does not perform any action
>
> :-)
>
> But I'm quite sure you can copy "installed_packages.txt" and put it
> elsewhere in your system and run the same command (no need to modify its
> perms), i.e.:
>
> cp /media/cdrom0/installed_packages.txt /home/lisi/Desktop
> dpkg --set-selections < /home/lisi/Desktop/installed_packages.txt
> ...
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Camaleón

Thanks, Camaleón.  I get nervous when the computer I am working on does not 
belong to me!!

Lisi