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 # requires dpkg, sfdisk, and hwinfo
7 # (1) a list of all the packages installed and removed.
8 # this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages
9 # by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt
11 # (2) the partition table of all disks.
12 # this partition table can be used to format another disk of
13 # the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and
14 # you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it
15 # by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt"
16 # (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!)
18 # (3) hardware information.
19 # detailed information on most important aspects of the hardware.
22 # here are the defaults, commented out:
25 # packagesfile = /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt
28 # partitionsfile = /var/backups/partitions.__star__.txt
31 # hardwarefile = /var/backups/hardware.txt