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nephish · 08-11-2005

Hey there,
i have a server that took me a long time to set up
soon we will be upgrading the hardware with a new computer.
is there a list of apt-installed packages anywhere i can print out or copy to a disk so i will know what all i will need to set the new box up just like this one?
thanks

**techieMoe** · 08-11-2005

I think perhaps

Code:

apt-show-versions

will do the trick.

alain_ · 08-11-2005

Code:

dpkg -l

provides you with the full list of installed packages,
if you only want to know the names and put them in a txt file

Code:

dpkg- l | awk '{print $2}' > installed_packages.txt

if you install a new box, just install the base system without any packages (don't use tasksel and / or deslect) and run

Code:

apt-get install `cat installed_packages.txt`

DoctorDan · 08-11-2005

use this

Quote:

aptitude

then select "installed packages"

(note: white packages marked with an "i" are installed, while grey packages marked with a "p" are not installed.)

nephish · 08-12-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by alain_

Code:

dpkg -l

provides you with the full list of installed packages,
if you only want to know the names and put them in a txt file

Code:

dpkg- l | awk '{print $2}' > installed_packages.txt

if you install a new box, just install the base system without any packages (don't use tasksel and / or deslect) and run

Code:

apt-get install `cat installed_packages.txt`

worked like a charm. this is going to save me a ton of time when we do this.
thanks much

Temujin_12 · 09-09-2006

Thanks! I've been thinking about how I might do this for the past few days. This worked great.

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