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From: Sergio Polini <sp_rm_it@×××××.it>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] undoing emerge --sync
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:37:48
Message-Id: 200611182033.58194.sp_rm_it@yahoo.it
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] undoing emerge --sync by Michael Sullivan
1 Michael Sullivan:
2 > On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 19:57 +0100, Sergio Polini wrote:
3 > > Neil Bothwick:
4 > > > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:00:09 +0200, Sergio Polini wrote:
5 > > > > May I undo an emerge --sync?
6 > > >
7 > > > Only be restoring from a previously made backup or another
8 > > > computer that you haven't synced yet.
9 > >
10 > > I apologize for my delay.
11 > > What have I to backup to be able to restore a previous sync?
12 > > Are /usr/portage and /etc/conf.d enough?
13 > >
14 > > Thanks
15 > > Sergio
16 >
17 > Theoretically, couldn't you just go to a Gentoo mirror and download
18 > a portage snapshot from before you ran emerge --sync?
19
20 Yes, but I'ld like to return to a tested sync.
21 Perhaps I've been too concise ;)
22 I have two Gentoo systems, "stable" and "testing". I'ld like to test a
23 new sync in the "testing" system, and:
24 a) if it does not work well to me, restore the previous working sync
25 from the "stable" system, and wait for a new sync;
26 b) if it works well, copy the working sync to the "stable" system.
27 This is why I'm wondering if copying /usr/portage and /etc/conf.d
28 would be enough.
29
30 Sergio
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Re: [gentoo-user] undoing emerge --sync Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>