Sylntnyt wrote:Alright, I want to do a fresh install but I also want to keep all of my scripts, programs, and settings I installed manually on 2.0, so my question is, hands down what directories besides my home folder should I backup? (ie: /etc, /usr, /bin?)Any help is appreciated
I backup/copy my
/home/mike directory to a network drive - you can use any drive or storage option which will hold it and to which you will have access after the new install BUT which will NOT be used for the new install and overwritten by the install. If you have any scripts, config files, etc, I usually make a Backup folder and then inside that, a folder named the same as the one which needs to contain the script or config file afgter the new install (this helps me remember just where each of these files actually goes after the new install). After the new OS install and installing all my previously added applications and programs, I copy/restore the appropriate file to the appropriate directory/folder. This usually takes care of over 95% of my configs and scripts.
I do remember reading a post about how to save all your "marked" installs in Symaptic to a file, then saving that file someplace safe, and after the new install "importing" that file to symaptic, hitting Apply and Shazam!! you get all your previously installed apps re-installed in one step. Let me see if I can locate that post.... Can't see it just now... Try this:
1 Open
System>Administration>Synaptic Package Manager click on
File, then
Save Matkings and give it a filename - be sure to note where you saved it, and then copy it to another drive, a USB pendrive, or even a floppy, for use after your new installation is finished. Then, after the new install, go back to Symaptic, click on
File>Read Markings and point it to the file you saved and click
Open, then Click on
Apply, and all your previously installed apps should now be re-installed. I hope I got that correct, so if you have any problems post them here and we will assist in resolving them.