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>>>>> "linuxlingam" == linuxlingam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
linuxlingam> Dear jasbir,
linuxlingam> thanks for your respone and taking your cue promptly
subscribed to the
linuxlingam> ubuntu-in mailing list.
linuxlingam> i have not opted for dist-upgrade in feisty, just regular
maintenance
linuxlingam> updates. The ones post oct2007 demand more ram, so until then
the
linuxlingam> system is doing a swap dance.
linuxlingam> I therefore dont want updates beyond oct2007.
linuxlingam> How do i do that?
I hope your /var/log/dpkg.log from old box is still there. Following
'awk' script will output what all packages with their versions were
installed before a given date when your system broke. Set value of
BROKEDATE with the appropriate date:
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# update.awk
BEGIN {
# date when stuff broke
BROKEDATE="2007-11-20"
}
/status installed/ {
if($1 < BROKEDATE)
{
# $1 - data, $5 - pkg name, $6 - pkg version
# print $1" "$5" "$6
PKGS[$5] = $6;
}
}
/not-installed/ {
delete PKGS[$5];
}
END {
for(i in PKGS)
{
print i" "PKGS[i];
}
}
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Following is the usage:
$ awk -f update.awk /var/log/dpkg.log
kgpg 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1
libgail18 1.20.0-0ubuntu1
libxt6 1:1.0.5-3
kscd 4:3.5.8-0ubuntu1
...
Now once you've versions, you can 'wget' the respective packages from
repositories and install them using 'dpkg -i', hmm... ?
Post-installation, you can prevent any updates to desired packages
using apt pinning.
HTH
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Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल http://wahjava.wordpress.com/
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