On 2019-12-23, R.Wieser  wrote:
> Jim,
>
>> To get a list packages installed on your system
>>
>>  dpkg --get-selections  > /some_file
>
> That one lists /all/ packages (al lot), including those that are part of
> installation of the OS, which do not need to be backupped.  Its the ones
> I've added (installed by hand) that need to be.

Doesn't matter. If the package is already installed it will be skipped -
things don't installed twice - unless there is a more recent version of
the package.

>> You don't need to worry about the dependencies. If a package
>> has dependancies they will be installed with the package.
>
>:-)  The idea is that I can install everything (the .deb files) /offline/ -
> without having to depend on the internet.

You really do like making things difficult don't you!

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