[PLUG] Finding files and packages on Debian cheat sheet

[Kurt Sussman]

Carla Schroder (carla at bratgrrl.com) typed this ...
> Thought this might be useful to the Debian/Ubuntu/other debian derivative 
> noobs, and even some oldtimers.

Good stuff. Thanks. 

Here's a pair that I use on occasion. I always dump the current package
list before backups so that if a machine takes a dirt nap I can get the
packages installed in one go after the basic (re)install.

  dpkg --get-selections > file
  dpkg --set-selections < file

After '--set-selections', an 'apt-get update && apt-get upgrade' will
install the packages listed as 'installed' in the file.

This is not like 'dpkg -l' in that it is a minimal list of installed
packages; none of the version info or descriptions like 'dpkg -l'.

--Kurt
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