Derek Broughton wrote: > Brian Kimball wrote: > > Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > >> If I copy the whole filesystem to another hard drive and rebuild > >> the dpkg database, will it work ? Will dpkg be able to understand > >> all the packages installed ? > > > > Yes, and you don't have to rebuild anything. Forget all that > > discussion about dpkg --get-selections and --set-selections. > > Totally unnecessary. > > It _is_ totally unnecessary if he just has a single file system. > What happens if he has separate /, /usr, and /var systems?
Totally irrelevant. We're copying files, not filesystems. > The dpkg database is on /var. The expanded files are on / & /usr. > Don't even think about copying just a single one. Well duh. I usually copy each directory in / one by one, excluding obvious ones like /proc and /dev (since I use udev). > It's much safer to > reinstall everything. No. Just don't be so absentminded that you'll forget /usr or /var. :-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
