System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Robert Tilley
I am planning to re-install my Knoppix/Debian system. (I neglected to make a boot disk the first time...) My problem is this: What is a good method of backing up my system so that I can restore it to the same condition? My solution was to copy the files:

Re: System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Franz Gustav Niederheitmann
do u really need to reinstall ur system??? dont u have a better solution On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:02:27 -0400, Robert Tilley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am planning to re-install my Knoppix/Debian system. (I neglected to make a boot disk the first time...) My problem is this: What is a

Re: System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Sam Morris
Robert Tilley wrote: Also, I would direct a dpkg -l to my home directory. Does anyone have any better ideas? Try: dpkg --get-selections packages to save your current package selections. Then later on, dpkg --set-selections packages apt-get dselect-upgrade You could also back up your

Re: System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Derek Broughton
On September 29, 2004 12:16 pm, Sam Morris wrote: Robert Tilley wrote: Also, I would direct a dpkg -l to my home directory. Does anyone have any better ideas? Try: dpkg --get-selections packages to save your current package selections. Then later on, dpkg --set-selections packages

Re: System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Matej Cepl
Robert Tilley wrote: I am planning to re-install my Knoppix/Debian system. (I neglected to make a boot disk the first time...) You don't have to reinstall whole system if you need just a boot disk. Just go ahead start installation but when the first question comes up (selection of Language),

Re: System Backup?

2004-09-29 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Am Donnerstag, 30. September 2004 00:12 schrieb Matej Cepl: rescue root=/dev/partition where root is[ENTER] You get your system bootem from the installation CD, but with your root as root. And maybe you want to have / read-write, then: mount -o remount,rw / HS -- Mein GPG-Key ist auf