Backing up just my personal stuff (was: backing up a complete Debian GNU/Linux system)

[Colin Marquardt <colin.marquardt@gmx.de>]

Hi,

"All them backup mails, they make my head swim." (almost cited from
the Gnus manual)

* Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca> writes:
[...]
> I don't backup system files.  I backup kernels, /etc and
> /var/lib/dpkg/status* files.  I also collect a list of installed
> debs I can reinstall from CD:

> # dpkg --get-selections > /backup/debian.selections

That sounds good. But I wantmore :-): How could I get a list of things
(i.e., directories/files) that are:

a) *not* managed by the package system or are changed since install
   time

and/or

b) managed by the package system, but not on my CDs (e.g. stuff that
   I updated from the net)

I have used the apt-cdrom install method, so I have the appropriate
lines for the CDs in my /etc/apt/sources.list.

If I just had one (or, better, both) of these lists, I could then
backup just my personal stuff. A ZIP drive could then be enough.

TIA,
  Co"dpkg-newbie"lin

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Colin Marquardt <colin.marquardt@gmx.de>