* Tejas Guruswamy
On 19/01/11 05:46, Philip Amadeo Saeli wrote:
What should be my next move from here? Is it possible to rescue this install? If not, is there a way to obtain a copy of the package list and import it into a new, fresh install so I don't have to go thru all the packages looking for the ones I need (a time consuming and tedious process for me).
I found the y2log and the zypp/history log files which contain millions of lines of status between them and which appear to contain all of the packages selected. However, I was not able to locate a simple package list anywhere. If there is not list, anyone know the required format so I could possibly format, e.g., the zypp/history log contents into a suitable file?
Any help would be appreciated!
If all you want is a list of installed packages, try:
rpm -qa > installed-pkgs.txt
or if you just want the names (don't care about versions):
rpm -qa --queryformat="%{NAME}\n" > installed-pkgs.txt
You can do this from a chroot as well, if you're not able to boot the actual system. From the sound of it though, the attempted upgrades may have already mixed up your package list - YMMV
Regards, Tejas
Thanks for the response. This is my second fresh try, so things should not be messed up at this point. However, does anyone know how I can import the list of packages from this failed install into a newly initiated install? I do have a disk partition where I can store the file. I just don't know how to format the file or what info is needed in it. My wish is that there is a file somewhere that I can simply save and import into the new install (hah!). --Phil -- Philip Amadeo Saeli openSUSE, RHEL, CentOS psaeli@zorodyne.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org