cjopcjop | nobody really frequents this room eh? unfortunate as #ubuntu is just too big to get good follow up information | 03:55 |
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BobJonkman | Hi cjopcjop! | 03:58 |
BobJonkman | Lots of people idling; you've just got to get us at the right moment | 03:58 |
cjopcjop | Oh good! | 03:59 |
cjopcjop | Then I shall stick around | 03:59 |
cjopcjop | :) | 04:00 |
cjopcjop | question for you then bobjonkman | 04:00 |
cjopcjop | what would be the best method to backup my server onto an external HD that would allow for an easy re-install? | 04:01 |
BobJonkman | I back up with rsync (manually, although I have a handy script) | 04:02 |
BobJonkman | But if I'm planning on re-installing then I'll use `dpkg --getselections` to get a list of current software installed, install a fresh system from CD/USB, then use `dpkg --setselections` to retrieve all the packages I had installed before. Restore the data (including the hidden dot files in the home folder), and all the settings should be restored too. | 04:04 |
BobJonkman | I might back up /etc separately, but I wouldn't restore it in bulk | 04:04 |
BobJonkman | but that's simply because I know I've made a mess of the current installation and it's better to re-do than restore. | 04:05 |
BobJonkman | Handy script: http://paste.ubuntu.com/5975988/ | 04:07 |
cjopcjop | Mmm.. cheers for the info! | 04:27 |
cjopcjop | I was looking at a DRBL server w/ Clonezilla and for my petty little 320gb server, it seems.. oh, excessive :) | 04:27 |
cjopcjop | so what does dpkg --getselections do exactly? | 04:28 |
cjopcjop | just provide me with a list of my current installs? | 04:28 |
cjopcjop | So data is back up via rsync | 04:28 |
cjopcjop | I like your method, feels like you have some good control | 04:29 |
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