How to install a list of applications? [Solved]

[desputin]

Hi,

I come from the "world of apt-get" and I'm used to install a list of programs right at the start.
I would like to do this under sabayon too.

Is there a way of doing something like this with sabayon?

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apt-get install firefox thunderbird gedit clementine k3b

?

Best regards
desputin

[micia]

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echo apt-get install firefox thunderbird gedit clementine k3b | sed 's:^apt-get:equo:'


You can get more informations about entropy (and equo) in the wiki:
https://wiki.sabayon.org/index.php?title=Entropy

Or in the man page:

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man equo


You can even build a list of the installed packages in one system:

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equo query list installed --quiet > somefile.txt


And install them back into another system:
(as root)

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equo install --ask $(cat somefile.txt)


[Fitzcarraldo]

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apt-get install firefox thunderbird gedit clementine k3b

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equo install firefox thunderbird gedit clementine k3b

[desputin]

Thank you! Looks great!

@micia:
With

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equo query list installed --quiet > somefile.txt

I get a list that looks like this:

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gnome-base/libgnome-keyring
gnome-base/libgnomecanvas
gnome-base/librsvg
gnome-extra/gnome-audio
java-virtuals/jaf
java-virtuals/javamail
kde-base/akonadiconsole
kde-base/akregator
kde-base/amor

Do I have to remove everything before the / in every line or does this command:

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equo install --ask $(cat somefile.txt)

Install the programs even if there is the "category" in front of every package?

[micia]

It will work, actually that's even a wanted effect, since it will resolve ambiguous package names.

[desputin]

One last question:

If a package name within this list is spelled incorrectly (e.g. frefox or liberoffice) is it ignored or does the whole installation process abort? Or will the respective package be ignored?

[micia]

The mispelled package is ignored, you should get a message about it at the beginning of the procedure.