Re: dselect Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?
Wayne Cuddy wrote: > > If there is one feature that I would LOVE to see in dselect it would be to > save all the packages I have selected and allow my to load the selection on a > new system so I don't have to do it everytime. Maybe this feature is already > there and I don't know about it... > > Wayne > you want to use dpkg --get-selections > file , dpkg --set-selections < file frankie -- Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff. --Peter de Vries http://www.skunkpussy.freeserve.co.uk - Drum'n'Bass music, samples and links. ICQ://25576761begin:vcard n:;Frankie x-mozilla-html:TRUE url:http://www.skunkpussy.freeserve.co.uk adr:;;;Birmingham;;;UK version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Mr x-mozilla-cpt:;-8160 fn:Frankie end:vcard
Re: dselect Re: Debian and Redhat - are most linux users missing the point?
On Mon, 1 Mar 1999, Wayne Cuddy wrote: > If there is one feature that I would LOVE to see in dselect it would be > to save all the packages I have selected and allow my to load the > selection on a new system so I don't have to do it everytime. Maybe > this feature is already there and I don't know about it... Wayne >From dpkg --help: dpkg --get-selections [ ...] get list of selections to stdout dpkg --set-selections set package selections from stdin I use it like this: dpkg --get-selections > my_selections dpkg --set-selections < my_selections --David Teague Debian GNU/Linux: Because software should not be expected to crash, and reboots are for hardware and kernel upgrades.
