saving package list

[Derek Broughton]

Ulrich Grün wrote:

> 2008/8/26 Willy K. Hamra <w.hamra1987 at gmail.com>:
> <---->
>> otherwise, is there a way to save a list of packages i manually
>> specified to apt? i usually ask for a package and apt automatically
>> install dependencies, is there a way to get a list of these packages i
>> typed?
>> thanks in advance
> 
> 
> I do it this way:
> 
>  dpkg --get-selections > installed-packages-list
> 
>  dpkg --set-selections < installed-packages-list (to install again)
> 
> This should be possible in Synaptic and other programmes for
> installing of packages as well.

You've completely missed the point.  We're trying to get _only_ manually
installed packages.  dpkg has no way to tell whether a package was
installed by you, or as a dependency.
-- 
derek