dpkg tutorial – Package Manager for Ubuntu / Debian
dpkg or the debian package manager is package manager for debian and other debian based Linux distributions like Ubuntu. dpkg can be used for a variety of purposes Installation of packages Removal of packages Knowing the current state of a package Cloning a machine Let’s see how each of these can be done using dpkg. [...]
dpkg –set-selections: Clone your Ubuntu Machine (package state)
If you want to clone another machine in a similar way as one of your other machine, you can make use of dpkg command. What does cloning mean? Cloning a machine means installing the same packages (sometimes even settings) as found in the source machine. dpkg allows you to get the current state of your [...]