Replicating packages on Debian

[CLIFFORD ILKAY]

George Nicol wrote:
> 1) On machine #1:
> 
>    dpkg --get-selections > packages.txt
> 
>    This creates a list of installed (and removed) packages.
> 
> 2) Do a base install on machine #2.
> 
> 3) Move packages.txt to machine #2.
> 
> 4) On machine #2:
> 
>    dpkg --set-selections < packages.txt
> 
> 5) On machine #2:
> 
>    dselect install
> 
> 6) Bask in the light of your newly cloned machine.
> 
> One limitation: If you are running something old, then your packages.txt
> will not point to the right version of the packages. If you are working
> with a recent version of your distro, then this is not a problem.

I always replace Exim with Postfix. How does this method deal with that 
situation?
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Clifford Ilkay
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