# # this config file will save various reports of vital system information. # by default, all the reports are enabled and are saved in /var/backups. # # requires dpkg, sfdisk, and hwinfo # # (1) a list of all the packages installed and removed. # this file can be used to restore the state of installed packages # by running "dpkg --set-selections < dpkg-selections.txt # # (2) the partition table of all disks. # this partition table can be used to format another disk of # the same size. this can be handy if using software raid and # you have a disk go bad. just replace the disk and partition it # by running "sfdisk /dev/sdb < partitions.sdb.txt" # (MAKE SURE YOU PARTITION THE CORRECT DISK!!!) # # (3) hardware information. # detailed information on most important aspects of the hardware. # # here are the defaults, commented out: # packages = yes # packagesfile = /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt # partitions = yes # partitionsfile = /var/backups/partitions.*.txt # hardware = yes # hardwarefile = /var/backups/hardware.txt