[cumbria_lug] Cumbria Digest, Vol 175, Issue 5

[Joachim]

On 31/03/11 13:00, cumbria-request at mailman.lug.org.uk wrote:
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>     1. Separate user groups (Joachim)
>     2. Re: Separate user groups (Les Pounder)
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> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:12:30 +0100
> From: Joachim<joachim.jahn at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: [cumbria_lug] Separate user groups
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> Hello,
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> 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.
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> Joachim
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:22:01 +0100
> From: Les Pounder<lespounder at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [cumbria_lug] Separate user groups
> To: Cumbria LUG<cumbria at mailman.lug.org.uk>
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> 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
> Hello Les,

Thank you for this help it is very much appreciated. I did create a list 
with the dpkg command and saved it in my documents, lets hope I will 
never need to use it. Do you know who maintains the dpkg packages - is 
that Debian?

Can I ask why you have signed with Blackpool LUG - do you subscripe to 
both mailing lists?

Joachim