Re: Full System Restore with tar: Reminder!

[Bob Hilliard <bob@bobhilliard.net>]

Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net> writes:
> dpkg --get-selections > foo does not create a full backup, it only
> creates a backup of installed packages, NOT removed packages. =20
> 
> dpkg --get-selections \* > full will give you a true full backup.=20
> 
> do both commands and then diff the two files. =20

     Why do this?  

     If I purge (I _never_ remove) a package it is because I don't
want it on my system anymore.  I run a new dpkg--get-selections>foo
whenever I remove a package. 

Bob
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