Q:messed up package database?

w. Olaf -- +--+ I Dipl. Phys. Olaf Rogalsky Institut f. Theo. Physik I I I Tel.: 09131 8528440 Univ. Erlangen-Nuernberg I I Fax.: 09131 8528444 Staudtstrasse 7 B3 I I [EMAIL PROTECTED] D-91058

how to clone a system?

I have to clone a system without copying it. In other words: How can I make a new instalation of a system using the same packages as an already installed system? Olaf Rogalsky -- \\|// (. .) +-oOOo

Re: installing replacement binary of a runnging program?

have tried it before posting my question. The whole question is obsolete. Thanx, Olaf Rogalsky P.S.: But what about shared libraries? -- \\|// (. .) +-oOOo-(_)-oOOo+ I Di

installing replacement binary of a runnging program?

ry to install an update for - let's say - the bash, which of course is running, I expect that the /bin/bash file wouldn't be updated, because it is locked. Am I wrong, what is the truth?

Re: Documentation suggestion (was Re: Slink upgrade and xwindows)

d full path of configuration-, log-, etc files. See Also: List of related man pages. [Bugs]: List of known bugs. Version: Version number of the command with date of release. Authors: List of authors together with email add

Corrupt utmp entries - how to clean up utmp?

Feb 25 14:04 rogalsky ttyp6Mar 10 14:03 (newton.physik.uni-erlangen.de) But the two entries joerg:3 Feb 11 16:09 schuetz :2 Feb 25 14:04 are outdated and no one is logged in on :2 or :3. How can I get rid of them without rebooting the system?