Re: From Squeeze to Wheezy: An upgrade problem

[Lars Noodén <lars.nooden@gmail.com>]

On 06/21/2013 01:04 AM, John wrote:
> 1. #dpkg --get-selections \* | grep -e install -e hold | grep -v
> deinstall > ~/my-selections-$(date +%Y%m%d)

I'd go with the raw output of dpkg:

	$ dpkg --get-selections > ~/my-selections-$(date +'%F')

Sometimes it is important to know which packages have been removed.

Regards,
/Lars