On Thursday 22 September 2005 12:57 pm, R. Clayton wrote: > I keep a list of installed packages around so I can easily populate a new > disk (or repopulate a mashed-up disk) by doing something along the lines of > > $ apt-get install $(cat installed-packages-list) > > I use a daily cron job along the lines of > > ls /var/cache/apt/archives | sed 's/\([^_]*\)_.*/\1/' | sort | uniq > > to maintain an installed-packages list that looks like this: > > $ cat installed-packages-list > aalib1 > base-files > bash > bittorrent > bzip2 > cdrecord > [ and so on ] > > 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.
You should also back up /etc since this often contains any modifications you may have made during the installation process. John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]