On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 04:03, Franki wrote: > yeah, I imagine that is /var/lib/urpmi and /etc/urpmi > > will that change anything else??? > > my machines don't all have the same packages installed and I don't want to > mess with the rpm database... > > is it safe to do this?? >
Being a lazy cuss I ran this experiment. Had to re-install my Linux on my laptop (I'd recently compiled an application and in the process somehow all kinds of things stopped working right, most noteably rpm, as in building one, my menu system. ) so just for grins along with my home directory and other settings I saved the directories /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/urpmi ... upon completing the reinstall and formating the suspend directory I popped these in place ran urpmi.update -a .... and it all worked. One thing though if you are going say from 8.2 to 9.0 you can't bring the 8.2 forward. But 9.0 to 9.0 ... I had no problem. James > > rgds > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tony S. Sykes > Sent: Monday, 2 December 2002 4:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] urpmi --auto-select Couple of new questions > abouturpmi and installing big apps... > > > Frank, > > No need for scripts, their is a directory you can copy across some of > the files and it will update, I did it 3 weeks ago. I think it is > /etc/urpmi, I will check tonight when I get home. But you copy the > config file and the lists, then do an update. > > Tony. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] urpmi --auto-select Couple of new questions > abouturpmi and installing big apps... > > > I'll have to give some thought to this.. > > a shell script seems the most likely candidate... > > its a shame you can't export sources to a shell script from urpmi.. > > automate the process as it were, that would be handy.. guess it'll > probably > happen at > some stage down the line.. > > rgds > > Frank > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Sparenberg > Sent: Monday, 2 December 2002 5:48 AM > To: Expert List > Subject: Re: [expert] urpmi --auto-select Couple of new questions > abouturpmi and installing big apps... > > > What would be helpful in a case like this is to be able to do what PLF > did. (actually I got it from Ranger's site) but somehow a PLF CD was > created that you install from as if it was CD1 and it contains PLF's > rpms This gets moved into a new category called PLF (duh!) and then it > hands off to disc ... continues the install and asks for PLF at the > end, Even if it were just possible to redo disk 3 (there is a ton of > room on it) You would then have the disks available and could create > rpms of data files you need. Just my 2 cents. > > James > > > On Sun, 2002-12-01 at 10:36, Hoyt Duff wrote: > > On Sunday 01 December 2002 10:43 am, Franki scribbled in crayon on a > yellow > > legal pad: > > > 1. I have two dozen mdk 9.0 boxes around town.. and I have set most > of > > > them up to use the same urpmi sources. > > > But its a time consuming process to do so.. is there some config > file or > > > directory that I can copy to the new servers to give them the same > sources? > > > (texstar, contrib, plf, updates etc)??? that would be very handy if > I > could > > > just copy across some files and issue urpmi an update.. > > > > Why can't you tar /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/urpmi and install that > tarball > on > > each new machine? You could even write a .spec file to create an .rpm > with > > them and install and update all the sources easily > > > > -- > > Hoyt > > http://www.MaximumHoyt.com/ > > "Fix it until it breaks." > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > > This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have > received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or > disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes > or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > immediately. > > The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not > necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless > specifically stated. > > Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their > attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) > to verify the integrity of such emails. > > > Business Computer Projects Ltd > BCP House > 151 Charles Street > Stockport > Cheshire > SK1 3JY > > Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 > Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 > Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/> > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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