03/05

List all installed packages

It is possible to list all installed packages by using the following command: dpkg --get-selections It is then theoretically possible to export a packages list dpkg --get-selections > myPackets And install these packages by importing this list dpkg --set-selections < myPackets apt-get dselect-upgrade Source  […]

22/03

Ubuntu doesn't boot anymore - GRUB error

I got into trouble when I changed my old 160 GB ata drive to a brand new 1 TB sata drive. I simply used GParted to copy the partitions over from the old disk to the new. When booting on the new disk, I got a screen filled with GRUB GRUB GRUB and so on - and no, it's not a virus. ;-) Several things I forgot about: When  […]

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