wabbalee
May 19th, 2009, 04:57 AM
What I often do when I install a Ubuntu system on another computer, I create a full state text file in Synaptic on my own computer that has everything I want on the other system.It is basically a long list of file names of installed packages on my system. I then read this file on the other machine in Synaptic and it marks all the same packages on it for install. Then I click apply and go take the dog for a walk or something, when I come back it is (usually) all done.
this works quiet well for me, but I have never tried to do the same for myself when I upgrade to the next release. I prefer the 'fresh install' approach every time I install a new release as I see there are quiet some threads started by people running into all sorts of probs after doing a distribution upgrade. I find myself digging through the long list of packages that I do and don't want on my system every six months.
the question is: Can this full state file from a previous release be used on the next? that would save me a hell of a lot of time. Or is there an other 'easy' way to do this?
thanks.
this works quiet well for me, but I have never tried to do the same for myself when I upgrade to the next release. I prefer the 'fresh install' approach every time I install a new release as I see there are quiet some threads started by people running into all sorts of probs after doing a distribution upgrade. I find myself digging through the long list of packages that I do and don't want on my system every six months.
the question is: Can this full state file from a previous release be used on the next? that would save me a hell of a lot of time. Or is there an other 'easy' way to do this?
thanks.