> > I'll take the suggestion first :) > > Wouldn't it be nice if a configuration of all installed packages could be > saved in some data file that you could put on a disk and whenever you want > to install a new machine or go back to this good configuration you just > load the data-file into dselect or whatever program that gets/installs > packages. Some different default configs could also be shipped with > the dist to be used by new debian people. > > Maybe this is already possible? Tell me please!
You can do this with $ dpkg --get-selections > file to record the settings, and $ dpkg --set-selections < file to get the setting from the file. Then start dselect and skip the selection step. HTH, Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054
