Getting a list of downloaded packages

[Pyro.699]

Hello,

Is it possible to get a list of packages that you have downloaded and installed already? Use: I make the list, and reformat my computer, then import that list so that i dont have to search through all the packages again.

Thanks
~Cody Woolaver

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

[Pyro.699]

Thanks,

How would i go about importing that list?