apt-clone

Clone the package state of the current system into a directory

$ apt-clone clone [path/to/directory]

$ apt-clone clone --destination [path/to/backup.tar.gz]

$ apt-clone restore [path/to/backup.tar.gz]

$ apt-clone info [path/to/backup.tar.gz]

$ apt-clone restore [path/to/backup.tar.gz] --destination [path/to/restore]

apt-clone command [options]

apt-clone creates and restores backups of the installed package state on Debian-based systems. It captures information about installed packages, their versions, and repository sources, enabling system migration or recovery.
Clone files are compressed tar archives containing package lists and APT source configurations. This allows replicating a system's software configuration on another machine or after a fresh installation.

--destination path

Specify the output location for clone or restore operations

Include package files for packages not available in repositories

Include the full dpkg status file

clone

Create a backup of the current package state

Restore packages from a clone file

Display information about a clone file

Restoring a clone on a different release version may fail due to package incompatibilities. The restore process requires root privileges and an active internet connection to download packages. Packages not available in configured repositories will be skipped unless --with-dpkg-repack was used during cloning.

apt(8), dpkg(1), apt-get(8)