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how to move to a new computer?
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this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2024
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If you’re currently running a rpm distro, you can make it easier on yourself by using the duke nukem forever command to make a list of your installed programs: dnf list installed.
Once that’s outputting an appropriate format, dump it into a text file with | oldprogs.txt.
On your new computer, that same duke nukem forever command can be used to install from the list with something like dnf install << oldprogs.txt
I bet you can come up with a way to stuff all that into a neat little one liner that’ll provide error handling, output teeing and everything else!
One correction, it would be
dnf list installed > oldprogs.txt. > instead of |.Ty, it’s early yet…
Thanks, I can't think of it as anything but duke nukem forever now. Your comment made my day.
It's more appealing than the Did Not Finish command. That's to thematically close to flaming crashes for my liking.
My life has two eras, pre- and post- awakening to this acronym. Updates will never be the same.
Well that doesnt work for RPM distros, but just for dnf distros XD
Nice one.
On silverblue, everything is installed within a distrobox. I should back that up and make sure it's in my home folder.
No not everything is installed in a Distrobox.