LaptopTestingTeam wiki page cleanup

[Trent Lloyd]

On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 08:58:56PM -0600, Lakin Wecker wrote:
> I realize that this is a good thing for the page.  It should be up to date. 
> 
> Part of the reason that I tend to fall behind in installations is the time it
> takes to return the machine to a useable state after the install.  I typically
> have a (fixed) list of software that I need/want installed in order for the
> computer to be useable for me.  Having to redo this everytime is time consuming
> because I never remember which software it is that I want installed.
> 
> Is there a relatively easy way to store the list of currently installed
> packages and then have apt/dpkg re-install all of these? 

dpkg --get-selections > installed_packages
dpkg --set-selections < installed_packages

Then you need to run either a dist-upgrade or dselect-upgrade, I can't
remember which is right, maybe both work?

Trent

> 
> Lakin
> 
> On 10/11/05, Corey Burger <corey.burger at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     Hey All,
> 
>     About a week after Breezy releases, I intend to clean up
>     https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam
>     This entails the following:
> 
>     1. On any page that has not installed Breezy final will be tagged at
>     the top as being old and thus not valid.
>     2. I am considering moving any old reports to a seperate table.
> 
>     So, if you are the owner of one of these reports, please fix it up!
>     The Testing Team needs timely reponses and constant installation.
> 
>     Corey
> 
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Trent Lloyd <lathiat at bur.st>
Bur.st Networking Inc.