Re: reinstallation of system with full complement ...
>> "AED" == Alan Eugene Davis <adavis@netpci.com> writes:
AED> My system is pretty richly endowed with installed software, but is in need
AED> of some rejuvenation---a reinstall from scratch.
[...]
AED> I would appreciate any suggestions on upgrading. I don't want to lose
AED> software I've compiled myself, but I want to install debian from scratch.
If you just installed into /usr/local, then this is easy.
Save /home/ /etc/ and /usr/local/ (using tar or such).
dpkg --get-selections > select.dpkg
will save your package selections.
wipe the partitions, install the base system, then do a
dpkg --set-selections < select.dpkg
and choose the "install" option in dpkg. (Maybe apt-get upgrade will
also do it after setting the selection).
Ciao,
Martin
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