Is there a way to export and then import installed package list ?

rangalo · 2010-04-01 19:26:45

Hi,

I have a 32 bit Arch system. On this system I have installed almost all the packages that I require. Now, I want to install Arch64 on another system.
It would be difficult to install everything which is on the other system on the newer one.

I am sure there is some way to export the list of installed (and may be also removed) packages and then import the list on another system.

Debian has something like

dpkg --get-selections 

and 

dpkt --set-selections

regards,
Hardik

flamelab · 2010-04-01 19:39:38

With pacman -Qq you see all the packages installed in the system.

rangalo · 2010-04-01 19:47:41

thanks flamelab,

this addresses the first part of exporting the packages. What about importing ?

flamelab · 2010-04-01 19:51:00

What do you mean ?

brisbin33 · 2010-04-01 19:51:19

this has been asked/answered many times. it's on some pacman-related wiki if i remember.

# put all explicitly installed packages (minus AUR) into a file
# can be run as user
pacman -Qqe | grep -Fvx "$(pacman -Qqm)" > ./file

# reinstall from said file (deps will be pulled in automatically)
# must run as root
xargs pacman -S --needed --noconfirm < ./file

.

/edit: removed useless use of cat.

Last edited by brisbin33 (2010-04-01 19:55:05)

Daenyth · 2010-04-01 20:17:54

s/xargs// I believe should work

rangalo · 2010-04-01 21:05:53

Thanks, I will give it a try

ob7 · 2015-08-17 18:23:00

Also note, that if you have multilib support enabled on the exporting system, but do not have it enabled on the importing system, when you go to do the import, it will fail. So enable multilib support on the importing system first, if the exporting system had it enabled. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multilib

WorMzy · 2015-08-17 18:30:53

Welcome to the Arch Linux forums, ob7.

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#1 2010-04-01 19:26:45

Is there a way to export and then import installed package list ?

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