Re: dpkg --clear-selections seems to empty most of the packages on my system ugh

2013-04-03 Thread Bob Proulx
Mitchell Laks wrote: > Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > By using a set of system-default packages from XX years ago, it is > > likely you will face the types of problems you have faced above. Yes. Most definitely. > > Then 2) add packages. And here's where for you, by the sound of it, > > it's been a

Re: dpkg --clear-selections seems to empty most of the packages on my system ugh

2013-04-02 Thread Mitchell Laks
> > I'd probably have just reinstalled. I am doing it now. > So, 1) minimal install. My plan. > Then 2) add packages. And here's where for you, by the sound of it, > it's been a few years, it might take a few hours of trying to run the > things you want on your server, and discovering what yo

Re: dpkg --clear-selections seems to empty most of the packages on my system ugh

2013-03-31 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On 4/1/13, Mitchell Laks wrote: > Hi Gday :) > I am setting up a server. I have done it in the past using > > dpkg --set-selections apt-get dselect-upgrade ... > dpkg --get-selections > server_install_list > > many years ago > and I didn't care to limit what > junk was there long ago when I did

dpkg --clear-selections seems to empty most of the packages on my system ugh

2013-03-31 Thread Mitchell Laks
Hi I am setting up a server. I have done it in the past using dpkg --set-selections server_install_list many years ago and I didn't care to limit what junk was there long ago when I did that. ) Now I also got messages like dpkg: warning: package not in database at line 1: gpm but clearly t