Re: Creating a backup of the system

From: Shaun Jackman (sjackman_at_telus.net)
Date: 06/18/04

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    To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:37:40 -0700

    To save and restore the list of installed packages use
            dpkg --get-selections
            dpkg --set-selections
    The man page for dpkg will be useful here. From a console run
    'man dpkg', or from KDE point Konqueror to '#dpkg'.

    To clear /var/cache/apt/archives run
            apt-get clean
    Again, here the man page for apt-get will be useful.

    Cheers,
    Shaun

    On Thu June 17, 2004 19h59, Joćo Silva wrote:
    > Hi all,
    >
    > how can I create a backup of the system? What I mean is, I
    > have lots of packages installed; is there a way to save the
    > list of packages that are installed, and then use that list
    > in another computer to create a system similar to mine?
    >
    > I know there is /var/lib/dpkg/status; is there a way to
    > install all the packages listed there in a freshly new
    > installed debian system (already configured to use apt-get)?
    >
    > Also, /var/cache/apt/archives is using a lot of disk space;
    > can I delete all the files? Or is there any way to clear this
    > cache?
    >
    > Thanks for your time,
    >
    > Joćo 

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