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From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] root partition lost - backup too old - please help
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:24:31
Message-Id: 201006142024.24031.volkerarmin@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] root partition lost - backup too old - please help by Helmut Jarausch
1 On Montag 14 Juni 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > due to a disk crash I've lost my root partition.
5 > Unfortunately, the backup version is 4 weeks old.
6 > But my /usr partition is up-to-date and I have
7 > binary build-pkgs.
8 > What's the fastest way to restore the portage-relevant
9 > data on the root partition?
10 >
11 > Many thanks for a hint,
12 > Helmut.
13
14 if /var/db survived, you can grep for /bin /lib /sbin etc in /var/db and
15 install the packages hit.

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Re: [gentoo-user] root partition lost - backup too old - please help Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>