Installing from the Woody Disks -- How?

[Janina Sajka]

Thanks, Kenny. That's exactly what I need to know.

Kenny Hitt writes:
> From: Kenny Hitt <kennyhitt at knology.net>
> 
> Hi.  I can't tell you an easy way to get a list of all installed
> packages in a file.  The aptitude program groups packages by installed
> UN-installed and a few other categories.  Aptitude installs packages that
> are suggested like dselect.  As far as I remember, apt-get won't.
> 
> apt-get install aptitude
> 
> If you add the -u option to your apt-get upgrade command, it will show
> you what will be done before it does it.
> 
> apt-get -u upgrade
> 
> Also, if you use aptitude for package management you will see what will
> happen before it does it.
> 
>           Kenny
> 
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