Debian-like - Creating a list of all installed packages
# dpkg --get-selections > list.txt
if you want to use this list to install the packages, make
# dpkg --set-selections < debianlist.txt
# sudo apt-get -u dselect-upgrade
important
dpkg
is the software at the base of the Debian package management system
Written by Nícolas Lazarte Kaqui
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Any advance tips for backing setting?
over 1 year ago
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@drabiter you can save your settings backing up the directory /etc
over 1 year ago
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@oelmekki dpkg
is the software at the base of the Debian package management system, what linux distro you use? (:
over 1 year ago
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@oelmekki oh, thanks for the suggestion i changed the title of protip
over 1 year ago
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