Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3625 mails)

[Mohit Verma <mohit.verma.in@xxxxxxxxx>]

Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 18:25:09, Mohit Verma wrote:
>  
> > Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> >    
> > > On Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 18:16:45, Mohit Verma wrote:
> > >      
> > > > Henne Vogelsang wrote:
> > > >        
> > > > > On Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 15:43:40, Mohit Verma wrote:
> > > > >          
> > > > > > CyberOrg wrote:
> > > > > >            
> > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Mohit Verma 
> > > > > > > <mohit.verma.in@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > > >                                
> > > > > > > > i have been using suse for a while but i hadn't been bothered 
> > > > > > > > about this
> > > > > > > > before... can some tell me where do all the rpm files go when i 
> > > > > > > > install
> > > > > > > > files through yast. and is there a way to create a backup for 
> > > > > > > > them...?
> > > > > > > >                                         
> > > > > > > Add a repository with -k option, like this:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > zypper sa -k 
> > > > > > > http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/repo/1.0/11.0/ edu
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The rpms would remain in /var/cache/zypp even after installation.
> > > > > > >                               
> > > > > > so unless i don't use -k , my rpm packages aren't saved on my 
> > > > > > computer? is there anyway i can recover the packages i have 
> > > > > > already installed?
> > > > > >                     
> > > > > You have the files on disk. So save what is there. If you really need
> > > > > packages instead of files you can try a tool like rpmrebuild. Its on
> > > > > 11.0
> > > > >
> > > > >                 
> > > > what files on the disk are you referring to? how can i create a 
> > > > backup of all the softwares installed without using the rpm files?
> > > >         
> > > An rpm is a container with files in it (plus more). So if i install
> > > blah.rpm and this add the programm /usr/bin/blah to my system i can
> > > backup /usr/bin/blah without having to worry about the rpm right? Thats
> > > what im saying.
> > >         
> > yeah i got the rpm being a container part and that the thing gets 
> > installed somewhere (/usr/bin, /bin, /etc etc...) but don't you think 
> > it'll be cumbersome to find all the places where my softwares get 
> > installed and then back them up.
> >     
>
> Sure. If you want to backup everything...
>
>  
> > see whats the point of using rpm then?
> >     
>
> Using rpm has nothing to do with backup at all.
>
>  
> > thats why i want the rpm packages to be backed up rather than the 
> > installed files.
> >     
>
> You might want to re-think and think trough what you want to achive.
>
> If you want to mirror stuff you install, for re-use later or 
> something, you
> know the solutions now.
> If you want to have a backup of your system the last thing you want to
> backup is rpm files you install. Rather the opposite is true. You most
> likely want to backup the stuff that belongs to no package and/or changes
> after package installation.
>
> Henne
>   
the point of using rpm is to make it convenient to install/remove 
packages.. i also want to backup all the softwares that i have on my 
computer, so that when i have to format or have to install on a seperate 
machine i do not have to download all of them again. now do you think it 
is possible to backup my softwares from the files in /usr/bin in one 
place and then later install (some of them or all of them as i wish) on 
a fresh installation?
or will it be better to store all the rpm i downloaded through yast and 
store them at one place, so that later i can install them without having 
to download again?\


mohit

ps: sorry i accidentally replied to ur personal mail instead of the 
mailing list.
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