On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 09:52:49AM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > dpkg --get-selections >myselection.txt
You should really use: dpkg --get-selections '*' > myselection.txt Difference is the '*' gives you a list of installed, removed and purged packages. Without it you get only a list of installed packages. So you won't get a true mirror other machine. The * in inside single quotes to protect it from the shell. bob -- bob billson email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ham: kc2wz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux geek /) "Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin." beekeeper -8|||} --Dorothy \)