On Mon, 06 Nov 2006, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 05:45:01PM -0800, Jason Morehouse wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Just wondering if there is an existing solution (or home-rolled script) > > to keep packages consistent across multiple servers. > > > > The standard repositories are fine, and caching isn't needed (ala > > apt-proxy), as they are on different networks. But if I install / > > remove packages on a server, I'd like to do the same on other servers > > without having to keep track. Also when I create a new server, id like > > to quickly remove and apt-get packages from a master list. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > Hi Jason, > > dpkg --get-selections|grep -v deinstall > package.list > will get the Debian package names sans the version number. > Is there a way to do this in such a way to preserve aptitude's database, too? I'm talking primarily about the auto/noauto status of packages.
I've previously used dpkg --set-selections < sel.txt && apt-get dselect-upgrade and it worked like a charm, but I'm now considering to start using aptitude for package management, as it's the recommended package manager since sarge. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
