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[Gavaudan]

@rootapoottoot

What I don’t know is if the packages.list Quarnero referred to is a file (like the sources.list ) or a folder containing all packages or…?
Could you please tell me what the command would be to do this?

From this post mentioned earlier:

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Correct, to include aptitude. dpkg --get-selections | awk '!/deinstall|purge|hold/ {print $1}' > /home/purism/201230pkg.list Now someone can edit this pkg.list (.list) file and remove or add whatever preferred in order to or not to (re)install/restore very same packages again with: xargs -a "201230pkg.list" apt-get install or xargs -a "201230pkg.list" aptitude install --without-recommends @Gavaudan for further options please take a look at man aptitude.

@rootapoottoot

Do you mean this?

Yes. Then when you’re done, put the s back.