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Patrick On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:51:48 +0100 "Gwendolyn van der Linden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I need to reinstall my system but want to keep the > > downloaded files in the portage, so i don't have to > > donwload them again. > > And your question is...? > > If you're wanting to know what you need to back up, I'd say: backup > /usr/portage/distfiles/ > > The package list is also quite big, but doing a fresh emerge sync > doesn't hurt too much. Otherwise just backup the whole /usr/portage. > > Gwendolyn. > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- Knowledge in a databank,is like food which is in a deepfreeze. Nothing comes out better than what is initially put in. PGP Key: http://users.pandora.be/rivendell/marquetp.gpg Registered Linux User #44550 http://counter.li.org
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