Martin Gregorie  wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2018 18:24:28 +0200, Tauno Voipio wrote:
>> You can save the package selections and import them to the new
>> installation. See .
>> Direct upgrade from Jessie to Stretch is hairy and prone to fail.
>>
> Another approach is to write a script something like:
>
> ==========================================
> #!/bin/bash
>
> list=""
> list="$list package1"
> list="$list package2"
>
> sudo apt_get install $list
> ===========================================
>
> Keep this in your usual login directory and update it each time you add
> or remove packages. Then run it after a clean install.

Get all manually installed packages in the last 12 months:
zcat /var/log/apt/history*gz | grep 'install '
(this also catches uninstall but not purge)

If you want more than 12 months, change that number in the settings file
/etc/logrotate.d/apt (obviously sooner than 12 months after a fresh
install).

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