[plug] debian/ubuntu package list copy for new install

[Michael Holland]

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006, Daniel Foote wrote:

> Try "dpkg --get-selections > my-list" on the original PC.
>
> Take or otherwise get the file onto the new PC, then:
>
> dpkg --set-selections < my-list
>
> Not having done this before, I don't think that will automatically
> install the packages. Something like "apt-get install" after the above

I couldn't figure out how to do it with apt-get, but following the
examples section of the dpkg man page, dselect->install seems to be
working. Thanks!