John Hasler wrote: >Tong writes: >> The '--get-selections' and '--set-selections' only give your the list >> of >> packages, they won't save configuration for you. > >All the configuration data is in files under /etc. Back it up. >-- >John Hasler >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Dancing Horse Hill >Elmwood, Wisconsin
The --get-selections comes out with package names but no version numbers. I have some newer backports installed, which appear to be stored in /var/cache/apt/archives/ . If I were to restore this directory and do --set-selections, would it be smart enough to find these newer versions or does one have to do that manually afterwards? I notice there is a file, /var/backups/dpkg.status.0, which seems to have information about installed packages and version numbers. Shouldn't this file be usable somehow for restore? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
