BackUpPackages

Back up and restore my package list

This page was last updated on October 15, 2009.

1. Create a text file containing a list of my packages:

dpkg --get-selections > mypackages.txt

2. Install the packages from my package list onto another computer or a new copy of my operating system (Note that this must be the same release of the operating system the packages were on):

1. Clear the dpkg selections:

dpkg --clear-selections

2. Show dpkg the list you made:

dpkg --set-selection < mypackages.txt

3. Install the packages:

dselect update

Obligatory Happy Ending

And they all lived happily ever after. The end.