-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to reload the entire system from scratch but do not want to > have to re-download all the patches I have already downloaded. > > What I would like to know, is where openSUSE stores its updates and how > those same updates can be used again. What would I need to do to have > them stored in a different location? > > I ask this as I want to add a 2ndry HDD into my system and use it as an > install source. I would think that all I would need to do is copy the > DVD into a partition on the new HDD and cut and paste the updates that I > have already downloaded and applied. > > Comments or should I raise an RFE?
There is the System Backup Tool in YaST which will generate an archive file containing all changes to your file system. The opensuse documentation on this is a little scanty on what exactly is stored and what exactly would happen if you did use it to restore. You need plenty of free disk space and it is slooooow.... I did a test run of generating a backup with this a couple of days ago, and it created 2.3Gb archive + xml file (which somehow contains info on a reported 13Gb), but I am bit wary about testing the archive it generated, (well not until I have sorted an alternative method of restoring the configuration on the target machine anyway). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGnNu9asN0sSnLmgIRApzCAJ9P1VhuoMINKKZs8QW9JriFVxhQ8ACgzyNK MYAcG1q6CxeZoi0/fcDL8/o= =DGqg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
