On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Richard Ivarson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to backup the packages list of my current Cygwin installation, ie > the config files which list which packages Cygwin got installed. > > So that I could take this configuration file(s) to another PC with fresh > Cygwin installation and get the same Cygwin programs I use on the other PC. > Or for re-installment, for example when the Cygwin folder has been lost. > > Which files would I have to backup to achieve that? > > Thanks! > > -ric > >
/etc/setup/installed.db contains the list of installed packages and their version. Setting the version to zero will force setup to download and install the package. Mirko -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
