[01:46] <RaMcHiP> is this a safe place to learn ubuntu without having your intelligence insulted because your a noob and dont know your doing and trying to learn
[21:16] <cliffhanger> Does any1 know if I can upgrade a 32bit version of ubuntu 2 64bit without doing a fresh install? (looking 4 a way so that I don't lose my programs)
[21:18] <jpds> cliffhanger: I think it is possible, but I won't bother with the effort.
[21:21] <jpds> cliffhanger: What are your programs? Packages you've installed?
[21:28] <cliffhanger> I've installed a lot of packages... so i wont detail, basically had to waste a week getting the right packages to install on my machine to get audio and wlan, etc... some1 recommended I use dpkg or Synaptic and then later download them on another computer. how does this work?
[21:31] <cliffhanger> is there any way to sort of make a list of all my installed packages so that it can download them all in another computer, or something similar?? This might help me...
[21:32] <jpds> cliffhanger: "dpkg --get-selections" does exactly that.
[21:32] <jpds> Well, that will output all the packages you have installed.
[21:33] <cliffhanger> Thanks that's great, but how do I later download them?
[21:33] <jpds> To reinstall all the packages in that list, you just have to run: dpkg --selections < fileyousavedthelisttoo.txt and then run: sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade
[21:35] <jpds> cliffhanger: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReinstallingSamePackages
[21:35] <cliffhanger> Thanks jpds, I'll go try it right now.
[21:35] <jpds> (You will need a net connection to redownload the packages).
[21:38] <cliffhanger> jpds: There's so many that it won't display the whole list, it dosnt fit in the terminal apparently, it just shows from the M down to the Z packages.
[21:40] <jpds> cliffhanger: Try: dpkg --get-selections > installed_packages.txt
[21:40] <jpds> cliffhanger: That will put the output into a new file: installed_packages.txt
[21:41] <cliffhanger> It worked! Thanks Again!