Re: Ubuntu -> LMDE: migrate packages using `aptitude` alone?

[Roman Khomasuridze <khomasuridze@gmail.com>]

> Can work around these package-naming differences?

Sorry for dirty and incomplete solution, it's first that came on my mind. but on the other hand, you may build something upon this:

 first of all, you need to find packages that have different names.. so you must issue command:
dpkg --get selections > ubuntu_packages

than on LMDE system create shell script:

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#!/bin/bash

while read line
do
aptitude search $line
done < "ubuntu_packages" > lmde_packages
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then with diff, compare these two files - ubuntu_packages and lmde_packages... after all that you'll know what packages have different names, are incompatible etc.

chances are (that depends on your current ubuntu installation) that there will be close to zero incompatibilities package naming mismatches...

hope that helps.


Regards
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Roman