Hi, <div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 23, 2007 9:47 PM, Amichai Rotman <<a href="mailto:amichai@iglu.org.il">amichai@iglu.org.il</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Hey all, What's the best way to save the current installed packages, so I can restore it the next time a re-install a fresh system? I mean - I want to install a fresh Ubuntu installation, install all my favorite apps, save the system state and then, if I have to format and re-install, I can just load a list to,say, synaptic, and click "Apply". </blockquote> Using the GUI, Synaptic Package Manager (System -> Preferences -> Synaptic Package Manager ), you can say File->Save Markings, and then give the path to save the file. Be sure to check the box "Save full state, not only changes". Save this file outside the box to fromate After you format and re-install, do the above again, except, instead of Saving , click on File->Read Markings and then browse to the path containing the file saved above. Clikc "Apply" Thanks, Raseel. <a href="http://www.raseel.in">www.raseel.in</a> <a href="http://www.opensourcedeal.com">www.opensourcedeal.com</a> </div>