Re: Backup debconf state

[Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net>]

Hi Erwan,

On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 04:09:47PM +0100, Erwan David wrote:
> It would be handy to have the state of debconf (with all the
> answers I already gave).

I do:

dpkg --get-selections \* > /var/lib/dpkg_selections
debconf-get-selections > /var/lib/debconf_selections

(and then back up those files)

You can restore them with the corresponding --set-selections.

> Is a backup of /var/cache debconf sufficient for this ?

I think that stuff lives in /var/lib, but it's better to export it
in a format where it can be re-imported.

Cheers,
Andy

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