On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 04:10:55PM +0200, Teun Vink wrote: > > Is there a way of selecting packages and storing them in a flat text > > file, that debian uses to reference in the installation procedure. > > dpkg --get-selections > file > dpkg --set-selections < file > > should do the trick if you only want to store package names...
if you want the status of all packages (including purged/removed packages) to be included, then use: dpkg --get-selections "*" > file without the "*", --get-selections only outputs the status of installed packages. craig -- craig sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fabricati Diem, PVNC. -- motto of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch
