[cumbria_lug] Separate user groups

[Les Pounder]

Hi Joachim, everyone.

You could always use clonezilla to create an image of your computer, then
just regularly update the image, thats what I do most of the time.

Another idea, and its a quick way to backup a list of all the packages
installed into an Ubuntu / Debian machine would be
*
dpkg --get-selections > FILENAME.txt*

This command will run dpkg and using standard output, generate a list of all
the packages installed on your computer.

To restore, you need to run the command
*
dpkg --set-selection < FILENAME.txt && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade*

This will then install all of your packages, upade the repo, and upgrade
your box to the latest versions.

All the best

Les Pounder
Blackpool LUG

On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Joachim <joachim.jahn at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I don't think we should have separate user groups but I do agree there
> should be maybe a meeting in the south lakes i.e Barrow area (pure self
> interest ;-) only ) and one in the North Lakes i.e. Carlisle or Penrith.
>
> Simon - Thanks for the offer for the lift to the ManLUG, I might take you
> up on this in the future. At the moment the miss is complaining that I spent
> to much time on the computer and I don't think she would be too happy me
> leaving her for a full day for a Linux meeting.
>
> Does anyone know a good way to backup your system, mainly packages
> installed and settings? i back up my files already to a SD card and
> additionally to dropbox. I just want to know a way of quickly recovering my
> system if I bugger it up again. Not Linux fault usually my fault changing
> some settings or something.
>
> Nice to get some activity on here.
>
> Joachim
>
>
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