dpkg --get-selections provides a list of all packages that are currently on a Debian computer, and dpkg --set-selections allows one to clone that set onto another computer, or restore it onto the computer on which it was generated in case of a crash or operator error.
But this list does not contain any information about the dependencies among the packages. Is there a program that will analyze a list of packages and arrange them into a tree, or forest (multiple independent trees)? I am curious as to what is the minimum set of apt-get install terms that are necessary to reproduce my installation (or any particular installation). Second question: The dependency relation forms a network on the set of packages. Is this network a multi-tree, or are there loops within this network? TIA -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
