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  1. 11-12-2011 #1
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    backup installed softwares

    I want to install ubuntu 11.10
    how can I backup all installed softwares in 10.10 and restore them in 11.10?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mahdi1991 View Post
    I want to install ubuntu 11.10
    how can I backup all installed softwares in 10.10 and restore them in 11.10?
    Hello and welcome!

    I'd recommend installing fresh copies of any applications that you want installed in Ubuntu 11.10 because the apps that you installed in 10.10 may not be as current. If you are just wanting to restore your settings for those apps, look around for them in the /home/your_username folder. They'll probably be there, and in a hidden folder, depending on what desktop environment you are running.
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    Grab a list of software installed through your package manager by running
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    dpkg --get-selections > /backup/installed-software.lst
    make sure you keep it somewhere safe like a USB key and after installing 11.10 run
    Code:
    dpkg --set-selections < /backup/installed-software.lst
    and then
    Code:
    deselect
    Hopefully this still works with the later versions of Ubuntu!
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  4. 11-13-2011 #4
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    thank you all for helping.
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