On 09 Aug 2005 20:24:33 -0400, dzpost wrote: > Are there net-install CD images for Woody still available somewhere? > I found the floppy boot disk images, but not CD images. > > My /usr partition got hosed before I got around to upgrading to > sarge. I'd like to reinstall woody so I can restore the system to its > previous state before upgrading. The only alternative I can think of > is to install sarge from scratch, then manually choose all the same > packages as I had installed before. Quite a pain! > > Or is there a way to safely use my old /var/lib/dpkg/status file with > a clean sarge installation? > > Thanks for any help. > > -David >
Maybe you could try: dpkg --get-selections > selections.txt which will save a list of all installed packages and their status, and: dpkg --set-selections < selections.txt then install the system with: apt-get install If all you want is the same packages in a re-install then this will most likely work (even if you want to install the same packages on a different system). As far as a Woody net-install CD, prehaps you could try something like Bonzai Linux. I seem to remember that it is a "tweaked" Woody net-install cd. Google should turn up something on Bonzai. Good luck, Preston
