*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 33065 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33065
Until this bug is resolved, this bash command line can be used to
download the .deb files corresponding to installed packages:
dpkg --get-selections | awk '{ print $1};' | while read package; do apt-
cache show
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 33065 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33065
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 33065
unable to export list of installed packages
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import/export installed packages list
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162185
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As mentioned in bug #33065 (and just confirmed by me) this requested feature
is included in Synaptic, but under a different menu item.
Procedure:
In Status grouping select "Installed" packages
Select all packages (Ctrl-A)
In menu File -> Save Markings
In the pop-up be sure do select the tick-box
This is still a bug as per Mon 18 Aug 2008 in Feisty.
I marked all installed packages for "reinstallation".
This then allowed the script generator to work.
But the script that it generated looked like ;
"
#!/bin/sh
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
wget -c
"
the menu items in synaptic 'generate package download script' seems to indicate
that this would accomplish the above task. (the task is important, it is
necessary any time one reinstalls ubuntu ).
i later understand that the menu 'generate package download script' requires
the packages to be mar