need a list of installed packages

08-11-2005	#1 (permalink)
nephish Just Joined! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 15	need a list of installed packages 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

08-11-2005	#2 (permalink)
techieMoe Super Moderantor Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,334	I think perhaps Code: apt-show-versions will do the trick. __________________ Registered Linux user #270181 TechieMoe's Tech Rants

08-11-2005	#3 (permalink)
alain_ Linux Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ~/home Posts: 105	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` __________________ Help me getting a Opera licence Beginning with debian? -> read THIS!

08-11-2005

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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.)

08-12-2005

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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

09-10-2006	#6 (permalink)
Temujin_12 Just Joined! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3	Thanks! I've been thinking about how I might do this for the past few days. This worked great.

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