On Fri 08 January 2010 05:23:44 am Jurriaan wrote: > I'm comfortable using Debian/Unstable. I accept that things can go > wrong, and I'm willing to file bugreports. > > However, I do wonder if there is any way to make snapshot of the current > versions of all packages, then update, and then, if necessary, revert > back to the previous snapshot. > > I seem to have upgraded to a non-working X last evening, where > xserver-xorg-core depends on something that isn't release yet. I don't > mind doing without X for a few days, but I did wonder if there is an > easier way to say 'just get back to this known-working list of > packages', instead of trying to install the correct versions manually, > which gets rather tiresome when there's a lot of packages. > > The internet revealed 'apt-clone', which comes close, but seems to work > only with ZFS and more like a general rollback tool, than just packages. > > How do other users do this? > > Thanks, > Jurriaan > -- > "Wefkins are unimaginative. Zocco, for instance, envisions a future of > blissful ease, with never a pang of discomfort. Right or wrong?" > "He is wrong indeed." > Jack Vance - Lyonesse III - Madouc
Hi Jurriaan, I use a cron script & log the output of the following programs daily: aptitude search '~i' apt-show-versions dpkg --get-selections With these logs & apropriate backups I can restore my system to it's previous state, whether it's rolling back an upgrade or restoring from a crash. I would think that something similar would work for you. Cheers! cmr - -- Debian 'Etch' - Registered Linux User #241964 -------- "More laws, less justice." -- Marcus Tullius Ciceroca, 42 BC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
