[ Ubuntu-BD ] I Wanna Backup

[Tarin Mahmood]

as Nasimul said
apt-get/synaptic/aptitude stores all the download files in
"/var/cache/apt/archives" folder, Just backup those files, after installing
put them back and reload the repository list and then upgrade.

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:03 PM, Kowsheek Mahmood <kowsheek at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
> Thank you for replying :D
>
> Thing is I mainly want to backup file I download using the Synaptic Package
> Manager so that if I reinstall Ubuntu somewhere I can have my updates ready.
> This is a requirement because the download speed I get is not very high (I
> use Grameen) and I am not using a download accelerator in Ubuntu.
>
> As I was told earlier, backing up the /etc folder should suffice I hope.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Kowsheek Mahmood
> http://profile.to/redkid
>
> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Golam Md. Mustafa Bhuyan CN Networks <
> golam.mustafa at grameenphone.com> wrote:
>
>> Hei,
>> Your requirement is not well defined.
>> If you want to back up your software settings, then
>> " cp -Rf ~/ [where-you-want-to-backup] " !
>>
>> If you want to backup other software, read the relevant
>> release notes / configuration guides. We need not to
>> backup everything. Backing up configuration files, which
>> in most of the cases is in /etc folder is sufficient.
>> In this case, understanding what we are doing is must.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Thanking You,
>> --_-.ılılı..ılılı.-_--_---_
>>      Mustafa Golam      ( )
>>     System Engineer      x
>>  CNPN, GrameenPhone Ltd./ \
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>> you'll never have to work a
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