jarviw,
There is an old saying, "A short pencil is better than a long memory."
I always keep a list of programs that I remove and add to a fresh install. Then I just cut and paste into a terminal and go have a cup of coffee and a piece of pie while it loads everything.
I keep a list in a text file like this:
sudo aptitude -y install preload kcontrol koffice program4 program5 etc. for however many programs I am adding.
Then I just paste the whole list into a terminal and let it run. I do the same for programs I am removing.
sudo aptitude -y --purge remove digikam program2 program3 etc.
It is pretty much pain free, but does require that you keep your list up to date as you add programs or delete them, so that the list will be accurate when you are ready to upgrade.
Fred
fresh install and retain user installed packages
Forum rules
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Before you post read how to get help. Topics in this forum are automatically closed 6 months after creation.
Re: fresh install and retain other installed packages
Last edited by LockBot on Wed Dec 28, 2022 7:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Reason: Topic automatically closed 6 months after creation. New replies are no longer allowed.
Re: fresh install and retain user installed packages
jarviw,
You might want to consider using my back-up script for future data management. Your themes, bookmarkes, and other desktop settings are in your config files located in your /home directory.
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... 42&t=12988
Fred
You might want to consider using my back-up script for future data management. Your themes, bookmarkes, and other desktop settings are in your config files located in your /home directory.
http://www.linuxmint.com/forum/viewtopi ... 42&t=12988
Fred