Anno domini 2021 Tue, 23 Nov 21:39:07 +0200 Lars Noodén via Dng scripsit: > On 11/23/21 21:27, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > I'm setting up a new backup script that will do it all piecemeal so > > that if a part of it fails, it can be retried without having to start > > *everythng* over from scratch. > [snip] > > It depends on what you've set up. > > For the systems I have, I only back up the configuration files in /etc/ > plus the output of > dpkg --get-selections > The restoration plan is to do a fresh installation and restore with > dpkg --set-selections
I prefer "apt-mark showmanual" :) $ dpkg --get-selections|wc -l 3474 $ apt-mark showmanual|wc -l 904 nik > > Then for the data, it is /var/ and /home/, with special treatment for > any live databases if needed. I don't use /srv/ or /opt/ for anything. > > > But what about > > > > /run > > /srv > > /sys > > ? > > > > What are those even used for? > > See "man 7 hier" > > """ > /run This directory contains information which describes > the system since it was booted. Once this purpose > was served by /var/run and programs may continue > to use it. > > /srv This directory contains site-specific data that is > served by this system. > > /sys This is a mount point for the sysfs filesystem, which > provides information about the kernel like /proc, but > better structured, following the formalism of kobject > infrastructure. > """ > > > > /Lars > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
