Ubuntu/Debian package question

[Michael ODonnell]

One wrinkle to consider when trying to clone a Debian
system (probably not an issue in this case but still worth
a mention) is that various config options can affect which
versions of the packages you end up with.  For example,
my /etc/apt/apt.conf has this line in it:

   APT::Default-Release "testing";

...which will usually cause different (more recent)
versions to be brought in than if I had specified "stable"
or failed to specify anything, thereby defaulting to
"stable".  But unless you've modified the stuff under
/etc/apt/ this sort of thing won't come into play...