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I am wondering if there is a way that I could make a back up of programs or the packages used for installation.

I usually have a handful of programs installed and sometimes I end up having to reinstall my programs whenever I mess something up with the Ubuntu install. These are either by 'apt-get' or by the GNOME store. So I cannot install by a '.deb' package for all programs I have.

So I am wondering if there is a way to excract a program or the packages so that if I need to reinstall them, I can easily do so.

weezle1234
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  • Sure. See: http://askubuntu.com/questions/9135/how-to-backup-settings-and-list-of-installed-packages or http://askubuntu.com/questions/694067/make-a-backup-of-the-installed-packages-on-ubuntu-like-linux-mint – Rinzwind Jan 18 '17 at 15:45
  • But I would not bother. If I was you I would make a script that holds all your "apt" commands, saved it on a stick and execute that script when you re-install. I did what you asked myself too but newer releases often switch software making your backups obsolete or conflicting with newer software. A script is easier manipulated to exclude stuff. I posted an example of this in 2011: http://askubuntu.com/questions/47404/how-do-i-make-post-install-scripts :) – Rinzwind Jan 18 '17 at 15:45

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