Virtualbox / Kubuntu Question

[SteveRiley]

Is there a way to export the list of packages I have and then feeding them to a package manager to process?

Use dpkg for this, along with the dselect utility.

First, install the extra utility:

sudo apt-get install dselect

Next, make sure you don't have any left-over configuration files from uninstalled packages:

sudo dpkg --purge $(dpkg --get-selections | awk '/deinstall/ {print $1}')

Now save your list of installed packages in a file called package-list:

dpkg --get-selections > package-list

When you're ready to reinstall everything in one swell foop:

sudo dpkg --set-selections < package-list
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get -u dselect-upgrade

[craigbert]

Very cool! Thanks Steve!

This is going in my "never to forget" virtual notebook!!!!

[SteveRiley]

This is going in my "never to forget" virtual notebook!!!!

Heh. Remember that "virtual" originally meant "almost." I would hope that your notebook is more substantial!

[craigbert]

I was virtually not going to reply, but then I thought "What the heck".

[SteveRiley]

That was almost funny.

[craigbert]

Finally figured out GParted! It worked like a champ!

Thanks for ya'lls help!!!