Re: A pipe dream?

1999-01-27 Thread G . B . Stott
Hi there, Many thanks to all those who offered suggestions; I am very grateful. Obviously some had access to more information than I have been able to find - such as documentation on the `get-selections' and `put-selections' options for dpkg. Time for me to go searching :-) Barrie.

A pipe dream?

1999-01-26 Thread G . B . Stott
Hi there, I have an idea and wondered if there was some vital flaw in my scheme that skilled folk like you could spot. My linux box is completely stand-alone and apart from a bit of ftp, most of my stuff comes from Debian CDs. I wondered whether I could cut down what I backup realising that much