On your Debian system run: "dpkg --get-selections > installed_packages.txt"
Copy the installed_packages.txt file to your Ubuntu machine, and do: "cat installed_packages.txt | dpkg --set-selections -" On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 5:06 PM, caziz <ca...@cuug.ab.ca> wrote: > On 11-10-30 04:56 PM, t...@terralogic.net wrote: >> >> I think you are right that I might not want to waste time with ubuntu. >> >> I've been quite happy with debian. I've just heard so much good stuff >> about ubuntu. So I thought I would try it. > > then try Ubuntu NOT Kubuntu > I run Ubuntu 10.10 and love it >> >> Biggest issue for me is that there doesn't seem to be much there and this >> old debian system is loaded to the hilt > > you can pull a package list from your "old debian system is loaded to the > hilt" > > and add packages after the basic install > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
