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On 10/09/2014 10:03, Dale wrote: |
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> J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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>> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 02:47:26 AM Dale wrote: |
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>> > Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>> > > On 10/09/2014 07:32, Joseph wrote: |
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>> > >> Thank you again. On a different subject. Do you have a good |
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>> pointer on |
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>> > >> how to backup a system. |
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>> > > Did it even occur to you at all to type that exact question into a |
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>> > > search engine and see what comes back? |
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>> > > Come on dude, we aren't here to do ALL your thinking for you. |
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>> > Even easier, |
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>> > eix backup |
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>> That only returns 18 packages and you're missing most of the ones in |
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>> app-backup/. |
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>> Try: |
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>> eix app-backup/ |
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>> That gives you 44 to choose from. |
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>> Alternatively, copy every file to a usb-disk and manually confirm they |
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>> are all identical? |
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>> -- |
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>> Joost |
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> Well, I first used eix backup. My thinking was this, if one searches |
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> first for something with "backup" in it, they should notice a lot of |
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> apps in the app-backup category even tho they might not know it existed |
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> before that. At that point, pot of gold with this: |
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> eix app-backup/* |
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> Thing is, he may not have eix installed. :/ |
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that's why we have emerge -s |
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:-) |
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> Either way works tho. :-D |
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> Me, I just use rsync and call it a day. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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Alan McKinnon |
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