> | > | Get list of package selections, and write it to stdout. Without a > | pattern, non-installed packages (i.e. those which have been > | previously purged) will not be shown. > Yes, of course I read this. But I thoughtm, the asterisk would mark ANY pattern, and no asterisk means the same. So IMO both results should be the same. > ----
> I also get a difference. Version a) lists several additional packages > as "to be installed", some of which no longer exist. I wonder why > (maybe I have used inadvertently used dselect(1) as root?). > > Sven It is not a great problem, but I wondered, why non-installed packages appeared as to be installed. When I googled, most sites are pointing to version a) and some to b). The correct version is b) --> dpkg --get-selections > mylist.txt, (if you want, like me, ONLY installed packages). Maybe the manual should be improved, to make it clear? Have fun! Hans -- 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/201103092040.23503.hans.ullr...@loop.de
