On torsdag 22 september 2005, 20:57, R. Clayton wrote: > I would be interested in hearing opinions and suggestions about a > general approach to backing-up and reconstituting package archives, > as well as opinions and suggestions about the particular approach > I've outlined above.
I haven't actually used it for anything, but I regularly do dpkg --get-selections > get-selections-2005-09-22.txt You should then be able to restore the system with dpkg --set-selections < get-selections-2005-09-22.txt if needed. I think, since I never had to restore. Cheers, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Programmer / Astrophysicist / Ski-orienteer / Orienteer / Mountaineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
