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Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 13:38:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
To: Max Bowsher <maxb AT ukf DOT net>
cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com, Oliver Geisen <technik AT kreisbote DOT de>
Subject: Re: Clone cygwin-setup settings from one PC to another
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Oliver Geisen wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > is it possible to find out which packages installed via SETUP.EXE on
> > one PC and use this information (selection) to automatically install
> > the same on another PC ?
> >
> > e.g. something like:
> >    cygsetup > mypacks.ini
> >
> >    setup.exe -install mypacks.ini
>
> Not at all as neatly as this, but after a fashion, sort of:
>
> Save a copy of the /etc/setup/installed.db file, and change all the version
> numbers in it to 0.
> Put the modified version of the file into the correct place on the second
> computer before starting setup.

Or simply copy the installed.db file, make the package cache available on
the network, do "install from local directory", and set All to
"Reinstall".  There may even be a command-line option to setup to do this.
You'd still need to replicate any changed configuration files, though...
	Igor
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