Re: dpkg database rebuild

Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Now, questions: > 1) I use udev, so do I need to backup and restore dev ? Sort of. This was my one "gotcha" the first time I did this. While you're still booted into your rescue disc or knoppix or whatever, make sure you run at least "MAKEDEV std" and "MAKEDEV conso

Re: dpkg database rebuild

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 ? > &

Re: dpkg database rebuild

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