I know there's no upgrade path to 2010 and I don't have any problems with that. However, does anyone have a strategy for installing the same configuration (software packages) that I've added to 2009 once I've installed 2010?
Cheers.
I made a script to generate a list of installed packages on your old installation. In theory, Synaptic can read the list and install the same packages on the new installation. Haven't actually tried it yet, as far as the installation goes, but at least you'll know what you're aiming at.
Some of the apps may not be available in KDE4, if the old installation is still KDE3.
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#!/bin/sh
# Name=genlist
# Author=Polack
# Script to generate an installed package list
# to aid in re-installation, and upgrade.
#
rpm -qa --qf '%{NAME}\t\tinstall\n' | sort > ~/installed-packages.txt
exit
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As it's just the one line, you can run it from a terminal, in the directory you wish the list to show up in, if you leave out the
~/. As is, it writes the file to your users home directory.
