Hi! On Wed, 2013-07-17 at 09:03:41 +0200, Klaus Ita wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.16.10 > Followup-For: Bug #703092
> Only now i found out that you need `dselect` for this to work. A little > mention of this might be cool in the man-file. dselect is not the only option, see below. > == snip > > To make a local copy of the package selection states: > dpkg --get-selections >myselections > > You might transfer this file to another computer, and install it there > with: > apt-get install dselect # these two lines are to get your > dselect update # dselect repository up-to-date > dpkg --clear-selections > dpkg --set-selections <myselections > > Note that this will not actually install or remove anything, but just > set the selection state on the requested packages. You will need some > other application to actually download and install the requested pack‐ > ages. For example, run apt-get dselect-upgrade. > > > Ordinarily, you will find that dselect(1) provides a more convenient > way to modify the package selection states. > > > ^^ this i am not so sure of if it is correct, did not find anythin on > this topic > == snip I did the following changes: <http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=535325ba3d607cfe816ce7cf8d91d185ab87ca9b> I also documented it on the dpkg FAQ: <https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/Dpkg/FAQ> But I guess something along the lines above would make it more clear, I'll try to improve the man page wording. Thanks, Guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
