On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 09:23:29PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:58:13AM -0800, Ken Irving wrote: > > > > [1] Doug's method is good, but I want to automate it further. I just > > > have to write a sed script to make the output of 'aptitude search !~M~i' > > > suitable for 'dpkg --set-selections' > > > > I'm not sure that's necessary; if the search pattern yields what you want > > to install, then just replace the search subcommand with install. > > Let me elaborate. Doug's (Douglas Tutty) idea of a backup/reinstall > means saving the output of 'aptitude search ~i!~M' to a file and then > using that to select packages on a clean base install.
I've never automated it because I'm on dialup. The first thing I want is mc (since I use it as my main file browser and is very useful during restore). This takes a while to download and install. I do X last and piecemeal to get it working step-by-step: first with rxvt, then with icewm. Then I start on the Xapps (e.g. Konqueror). The actual selections of packages only takes a total of about 1/2 hr and a lot of that time is spent calculating download time and negotiating telephone time with my wife. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
