On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 00:32 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > I want to get my back-up script into shape. > > I would like to backup my package apt configuration - that is, I would > like to backup the files/databases where apt-get stores the info on > which packages are installed. > > Obviously I would like to be able to use this backup after a hard-drive > failure, in order to restore exactly the same packages. Is this possible?
That will probably be many, *many* GB of debs. Why not just save config files, and do a fresh install after a crash. Then restore the config files, and you're back to your old state. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer." Unknown
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