on Fri, Apr 20, 2001 at 12:59:08PM -0700, Alex Swavely (aswavely@softwarerevolution.com) wrote:
> What file(s) would I need to backup to get a complete snapshot of all
> installed packages from the distribution I'm using in order to be able to
> recover a system to it's previous state?
To see what packages you've installed:
$ dpkg --get-selections > file
...lists 'em.
For lists of prior state:
/var/backups/dpkg.status*
For general backup info, tuned to Debian:
http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/backup.html
Cheers.
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