Re: Rebuilding package selections

[Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>]

> Hi,
> 
> after upgrading to a new HD I miss my old package selection. I have
> backuped
> 
>     /var/cache
>     /var/backup
>     /var/lib
> 
> How can I rebuild my old package selection? I just want to do something
> like "Rebuild cache" and the "apt-get upgrade".
> 


All the info about the state of your old system is kept under /var/lib/dpkg. 
Therefore, since you have a backup of /var/lib you can do something like
	cat "$backup of /var/lib/dpkg/status" > /tmp/trying_to_restore_the_system
and after examining /tmp/trying_to_restore_the_system and verifying that it 
has the proper content,
        dpkg --setselections < /tmp/trying_to_restore_the_system
However this is the path that I would follow if I were in your position. But 
the details, like the exact dpkg cmd, whether or not you should apply some 
filter to the content of /var/lib/dpkg/status and so on, are most probably 
wrong. The reason is that I do not know them either. You'll have to work the 
details for yourself or get more help.


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	Shaul Karl <shaulka@bezeqint.net>