On Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 10:13:59AM -0500, Bob Hilliard wrote: > 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. that is my point, purges or removes will NOT be saved with dpkg --get-selections > foo the \* is what catches the purged and removed packages and adds those to the list. otherwise your selections file will only contain installs, and will only cause packages you installed to be reinstalled on a restoration, it will NOT causes packages you removed/purged to be removed/purged. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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