On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 12:42:17PM -0700, Krzys Majewski wrote: > On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 05:28:14PM +0100, bsamuels@datamansys.co.uk wrote: > > > Debian Potato (Frozen) with Slink KDE. > > > > > > I want to be able to backup my linux system to scsi tape (nst0) > > > such that, if my hard drive falls into little pieces one bright > > > sunny day, I can boot from a rescue floppy and restore the lot > > > onto a new drive without having to re-install anything. > > > > > > I plan to use afio for the backup in conjunction with the > > > Tomsrtbt rescue floppy (an amazing piece of work). <...> (what you want to save) > > Persistant system state: /var > > Stuff you *REALLY* want to save: /etc /root /usr/local /home <...> > How would I go about reinstalling the packages in the > event of disaster? What if my packages are a combination of slink, > potato, etc.? -chris Please follow an established quoting convention -- following prior content is my MO. This information is contained in /var/lib/dpkg/status. Each package which *has* been installed on your system is listed. The file can be parsed to identify currently installed files, and versions. You'd want to get the appropriate Debs and reinstall if you want to restore a specific state. I've never actually had to do this myself, and don't have a script to handle the process, though I can think of how I'd approach the problem. In general, I'd think it would be easier to stick to a single release, and then specify individual diffs from that. The easiest reinstall is save the output of: dpkg --get-selections to a file (which should be included in your backup set), and feed this to dpkg --set-selections ...though you'll note that this doesn't specify specific package version numbers. This does allow you to restore your system to a known package set and configuration + user data. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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