-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Sunday 04 November 2007 03:05, G T Smith wrote: >> Is there a particular file that can be used to establish either the >> original system installation date, or the distribution datestamp that >> can be used distinguish between files that were part of the original >> installation and those that have been changed since? > > The RPM database includes an exhaustive list of the files installed and > their original checksums, so it can be used to validate existing files, > find missing ones and by listing all the files installed, allow you to > determine which files were during subsequent operation of the system. > > >> I want to avoid having to do this on a file by file basis. > > > Randall Schulz
The RPM database is more than adequate for tracking application installation. At some point I intend to look at this for application installation snapshots. I have looked at the work being done on this elsewhere, and I cannot help thinking there must be a simpler way of doing that with the information in the RPM database (if someone has not done this already). In this case, and at this point I am more interested in data files, and working out whether it would be useful to exclude unchanged RPM installed data files from an archiving process. - -- ============================================================================== 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 iD8DBQFHLei8asN0sSnLmgIRAnLvAKCGjUmzH8cCuLzQwTzBWUbRJw+wjgCg02+P KKENYKeK4RkVKiTtEtUeWxw= =Gbgn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
