[ Ubuntu-BD ] I Wanna Backup

[Nasimul Haque]

No, you cannot do that. Well, in theory you can by rebuilding the
package database but it will mess up your installation. But of course,
you can make your own repo placing .deb's into a folder.

Let's do it.

Make a folder wherever you like. I'm making it in my home directory
calling 'myrepo'. Move all your *.deb files here.

Now, open up a Terminal and type the following
$ cd ~/myrepo
$ dpkg-scansources debs | gzip > Sources.gz

Your local repository has been created. Now either open your
/etc/apt/sources.list in an editor or go to the Synaptic to add the
repo to your package manager. Below I am giving the howto add this in
Synaptic.

In Synaptic from Settings > Repositiories goto the tab Third Party
Software. Click Add and type

deb file:/home/USERNAME myrepo

Click Add source then Close. Click Reload in the Synaptic. Your local
repo is ready to use.

Note: you must replace USERNAME by your actual username if you follow this.

Nasim

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Kowsheek Mahmood <kowsheek at gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay! So i just have to back that up... :D Thanks a lot!!
>
> Accah, does that mean that I can download *.deb files and put them in that
> folder?
>
> Thank you again :D
>
> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 3:38 PM, Nasimul Haque <nasim.haque at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> All your downloaded .deb packages reside in the folder /var/cache/apt/
>>
>> Nasim
>>
>> On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Kowsheek Mahmood <kowsheek at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Yeah, maybe, but I'll have to try it out.
>> >
>> > Let me clarify a little. I installed/downloaded most of the updates that
>> > are
>> > available. Now if I want to keep all these updates next time I install
>> > Ubuntu (on my pc or any other pc) how can I keep these updates?
>> >
>> > Kowsheek Mahmood
>> > http://profile.to/redkid
>> >
>> > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Nasimul Haque <nasim.haque at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Probably, you are asking about partition imaging. If so, you can use
>> >> partimage to make an image of your hard disk partition.
>> >>
>> >> Nasim
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 6:35 PM, Kowsheek Mahmood <kowsheek at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > Hi people,
>> >> > Hope you are all well.
>> >> >
>> >> > I was wondering how I can backup Ubuntu so that I can install it
>> >> > again
>> >> > later
>> >> > and still have my settings and downloads.
>> >> >
>> >> > Please let me know.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks! :D
>> >> >
>> >> > Kowsheek Mahmood
>> >> > http://profile.to/redkid
>> >> >
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M. Nasimul Haque, M.Sc.(SUST)
Wessex Institute of Technology
Southampton, UK