On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 06:13:15PM +0200, Christoph Bier wrote: > Adam Black schrieb am 02.05.2006 17:44: > > > Hi > > > > I am running a P4 desktop and a centrino notebook with Debian sid and > > I wanted to know what the best way is to keep the same set of packages > > installed on both machines. For the initial setup of the laptop, can > > I install a base system and then rsync /usr and /var/lib/dpkg from the > > desktop, or is there a different way that is better? > > # on your desktop: > dpkg --get-selections > my-selections.txt > # copy my-selections.txt to your laptop > > # on your laptop: > dpkg --set-selections < my-selections.txt > apt-get dselect-upgrade
Useful to know... I assume that any modifications to the /etc/apt/sources.list file would need to be copied across to the target system before the upgrade? I wonder what complications could arise if the two machines are running different versions of Debian - I am thinking of my i86 Etch install on my notebook vs the ARM system on my iPAQ. Regards, DigbyT -- Digby R. S. Tarvin digbyt(at)digbyt.com http://www.digbyt.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
