Hi, You can create an AutoYaST XML from an existing system: https://doc.opensuse.org/projects/autoyast/#CreateProfile-CMS-new However I'd say it's more suited to roll out several machines instead of applying configurations on a single personal one. Markus, I would recommend export the package list with zypper: $ zypper se -i | cut -d '|' -f 2 | sed 1,5d > packages.txt To install the packages from the exported list: $ xargs sudo zypper in < installed The latter will return a few "No provider found for OpenSUSE-SLE-xxx", which can be ignored, and it will skip already installed packages. To automate it, -y can be added to the install command, but in that case one should make sure the exported packagelist only contains packages one actually wants on the new system, as it skips the confirmation prompt. If your software packages require specific configurations, you might want to consider copying the respective /etc or ~/.config directories too. Best, Georg On 12/26/21 18:42, Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 26/12/2021 14.15, Markus Egg wrote:
Am 04.12.21 um 22:02 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
On 04/12/2021 21.55, Markus Egg wrote:
Hello,
is there an easy way to compare the exported package list of yast2 meaning the list of 2 different machines?
xmldiff is a nightmare. Maybe not use the exported list of yast, but one made by zypper or rpm tailored to your needs.
My probably naive idea was to export the XML list from yast2 from my desktop machine and import it in yast2 on my laptop to get a similar ( except certain possible laptop specific things ) software setting on both machines Afterwards use the laptop for testing.
I tried this once with Leap 15.2 and it smashed my laptop completely, I had to reinstall the laptop from scratch. :-( I somehow do remember that this was working on SuSE 13.1 in the old days.
So what would be the best way to keep the software on laptop and desktop machine in sync? Is there some other SuSE software for that, which I can use locally (no cloud stuff or internet)?
I don't know. :-(
For fresh installations, there is autoyast, but it is not simple.