> > dpkg --get-selections >> packages > > > > and on the new machine > > > > cat packages | dpkg --set-selections > > Hooray for the useless invocation of cat! =) Why not this one? > > dpkg --get-selections | cat > packages? > > Personally, I like this: > > dpkg --get-selections | ssh new-machine dpkg --set-selections > Very interesting. For backing up purposes, can this be used to "restore" your machine to a prior state based on the "packages" file (down to reinstalling the same versions of the packages, and removing any new ones).
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