Might want to add any additional third-party repositories and run sudo apt-get update
On 20 June 2013 09:13, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> wrote: > Using apt: > ---------- > > "Create a backup of what packages are currently installed: > > sudo dpkg --get-selections > list.txt > > Then (on another system) restore installations from that list: > > sudo dpkg --clear-selections > sudo dpkg --set-selections < list.txt > > To get rid of stale packages > > sudo apt-get autoremove > > To get installed like at backup time > > sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade" - > http://askubuntu.com/questions/17823/how-to-list-all-installed-packages > > > > Using Synaptic: > --------------- > > "Once Synaptic is running, select Save Markings from the drop-down File > menu. You will be prompted for a location. Obviously, save to a USB > stick (and make sure too that you check the box marked Save full state, > not only changes otherwise you may create an empty file!). > > Installing all that software is simply a matter of opening Synaptic in > the other machine(s) and this time selecting Read markings from the File > drop-down menu and selecting that backup and leave Synaptic to do its > work. Of course, some of the packages may have been installed via a PPA > and that means you'd be well advised to also backup your sources files, > which contains a list of all enabled repositories including the PPAs. > Synaptic does not have a facility for doing this, so just copy it (as > root) with this simple command: > > cp /etc/apt/sources.list.d ~/sources.list.d.backup" - > http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/using_synaptic_package_manager_clone_installed_software_another_computer > > > > Without a tool: > --------------- > > Restore a backup of an already existing Debian and upgrade it to the new > version. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1371716021.6069.54.camel@archlinux > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAG0rmd6NHiG_F0cCpj=wor9jlmsjmtymxdy4mfq4ylz1mrn...@mail.gmail.com