Show pageBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== debian package backup ====== You might prefer to have a clean system on reinstall but sometimes it is nice to reinstall applications from a previous machine/setup. Keeping a backup list of packages will make this a snap. Just give your package manager a list of all the packages you want it to install and let it rip. Here are the backup and restore methods for each of the major distros/package managers. Backup dpkg –get-selections > installed-software.log Restore dpkg –set-selections deselect install Source: http://www.nixtutor.com/linux/keep-a-backup-of-installed-packages/ {{tag>linux debian}} ~~LINKBACK~~ ~~DISCUSSION~~ blog/debian_package_backup.txt Last modified: 2009/06/24 16:13by brb