On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 10:11:29AM +1300, Matt Parlane wrote: > I couldn't think of an appropriate subject, so that will have to do... :)
"duplication package setup across machines" ? > I have a couple of servers each with a bunch of packages installed, > and I would like some way of getting that exact bunch of packages > installed on a fresh Debian install. On the source machine: dpkg --get-selections > /some/file Copy that file over to the new machine and then run: dpkg --set-selections < /some/file apt-get -u dselect-upgrade Or you could just export with: COLUMNS=200 dpkg --list | grep ^ii | awk ' {print $2}' > /tmp/file Then install naively after copying the file with: apt-get install `cat /path/to/tmp/file` Steve -- Debian GNU/Linux System Administration http://www.debian-administration.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]