2 # this config file will save various reports of vital system information.
3 # by default, all the reports are enabled and are saved in /var/backups.
5 # (1) a list of all the packages installed and removed.
6 # this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages
7 # by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt
9 # (2) the partition table of all disks.
10 # this partition table can be used to format another disk of
11 # the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and
12 # you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it
13 # by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt"
14 # (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!)
16 # (3) hardware information.
17 # a simple report is generated of the kernel modules, the devices,
18 # and the model of the hardware which 'discover' is able to detect.
21 # here are the defaults, commented out:
24 # packagesfile = /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt
27 # partitionsfile = /var/backups/partitions.*.txt
30 # hardwarefile = /var/backups/hardware.txt