On Fri, Aug 06, 2010 at 12:01:57PM -0400, Scott Vargovich wrote: > I've given up on trying to fix an issue that's plagued me for the last > month.* It's time to re-install.* What I would like to know is - is there > a way to list all of the packages I've installed using apt-get / aptitude > following my initial install last time?* I was thinking of doing 'dpkg -l > > old_dpkg' before the reinstall and 'dpkg -l > new_dpkg' after the > install and running 'diff' between the files.* Is there a better way to do > it? > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > <><* Scott Vargovich* <>< > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ~~~OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E~~~ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ><((((*>`*.**.***`*.*.***`*...*><((((*>*. > > ***`*.*. , . .***`*.. ><((((*>`*.**.***`*.*.***`*...*><((((*> > > Chat [1][IMG]Google Talk: [2][email protected] [3][IMG]Y! messenger: > airpath_scottv [4][IMG]MSN: [5][email protected] [6][IMG]AIM: Airpath > ScottV > Contact Me [7]Facebook[8]Twitter > --- @ [9]WiseStamp Signature. [10]Get it now > > -- > <><* Scott Vargovich* <>< > ------------------------------------------ > OpenPGP Key ID: F8F5DC7E > ------------------------------------------ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users > Group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit our group at > [11]http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup > > References > > Visible links > 2. mailto:[email protected] > 5. mailto:[email protected] > 7. > http://www.facebook.com/tonyaw?v=wall&story_fbid=113208095380521#%21/?ref=home > 8. http://twitter.com/bluesfreak72 > 9. > http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install > 10. > http://my.wisestamp.com/link?u=y9hmyrgkp2n9b94h&site=www.wisestamp.com/email-install > 11. http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-get-list-installed-software-reinstallation-restore.html
Also has info about doing the same with RPM. dpkg --(set|get)-selections is what you want.
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