You can do the listing of your packages with dpkg (should work in kde like unity).
Code:
sudo dpkg --get-selections > /path/to/file/<filename>
alter "/path/to/file/<filename>" to define what the output file (your list of packages) is called and where it is stored on your filesystems.
To update a newly installed sysem use,
Code:
sudo dpkg --set-selections < /path/to/file/<filename>
alter the path and filename to match the first code above.
followed by,
Code:
sudo apt-get install dselect
and
dselect when used correctly will download and install all the previously installed packages as defined by your list.
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