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Method to save your favorite Linux apps for reinstall (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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20+ years ago, Lindows had a great app store that let you create an "aisle" of your favorite apps so if/when you'd reinstall your OS, instead of searching and installing all your apps one-by-one, you'd just go to your aisle, click "install all" and boom.

Is there anything that exists like that today?

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago

Assuming you are using an apt/dpkg distro:

Save the list of packages on your reference system:

dpkg --get-selections > packages.lst

Then install packages based on that list on your target system, after updating the list of available packages:

dpkg --merge-avail <(apt-cache dumpavail)
dpkg --clear-selections
dpkg --set-selections < packages.lst
apt-get dselect-upgrade
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