Gary Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> In the spirit of "don't re-invent the wheel" this is what I use:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # Written by Larry Holish, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> # As customized by Gary Turner for his own use
>
> # Script that writes current list of packages installed
> # from /var/lib/d
> discusses a method for recreating it. The script in the first message
> contains and error, so read subsequent messages also.
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200301/msg03647.html
I'm trying now this recovery. I'm doing it line by line to see if it's
working:
mobian:~
Colin Watson wrote:
>On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:29:43AM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote:
>> Does apt-get provide a feature like a history file? I would like to keep
>> track what I installed at a certain time.
[...]
>You could always write a trivial script to do this yourself.
>
In the spirit of "don
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:29:43AM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote:
> Does apt-get provide a feature like a history file? I would like to keep
> track what I installed at a certain time.
I'm afraid not. It's a long-time wishlist bug against dpkg.
> Or at least have apt-get made status backups each t
> > Yes, I found some of dpkg.status.x files.
> >
> > But I don't know when these files are written.
>
> Daily, from /etc/cron.daily/standard.
Thank you.
Does apt-get provide a feature like a history file? I would like to keep
track what I installed at a certain time.
Or at least have apt-ge
On Tue, Feb 11, 2003 at 04:14:11PM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote:
> Yes, I found some of dpkg.status.x files.
>
> But I don't know when these files are written.
Daily, from /etc/cron.daily/standard.
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> There should be backup files of dpkg's "status" file in /var/backups.
Yes, I found some of dpkg.status.x files.
But I don't know when these files are written. Is a backup made always
when I install new packages? There must be a config file for that. I
haven't found one in /etc.
Is there a docu
On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 11:35:49AM +0100, Florian Sukup wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've done a really stupid thing:
>
> I tried to install&compile some stuff for the kernel which failed.
>
> I made a dump before that, which I restored to make my system running
> again.
>
> But I forgot to dump & restore
Hi,
I've done a really stupid thing:
I tried to install&compile some stuff for the kernel which failed.
I made a dump before that, which I restored to make my system running
again.
But I forgot to dump & restore the /var parition.
Therefore data in /var/lib/dpkg are not consistent with the re
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