On an apt / dpkg based Linux system, dump the list of installed packages in a file and select the same packages for installation, preferrably on a different system or version. Other than the usual recommendation `dpkg --get-selections` and `dpkg --set-selections` this keeps the information about automatic dependencies intact.

Features

  • store / restore / transfer apt package selections

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License

MIT License, Public Domain

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux

User Interface

Console/Terminal

Programming Language

Python

Related Categories

Python Systems Administration Software, Python Installers

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2026-01-06