#Backuplist update#
#Backuplist software#
#Backuplist password#

Sudo dpkg -set-selections < ~/backup/installed_packages.log & sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade Restore the packages from the saved installed_packages.log sudo dpkg -clear-selections

#Backuplist update#

Update your sources lists sudo apt-get update The backed-up keys sudo apt-key add ~/backup/repositories.keys Start by restoring the sources file from the backup made sudo cp ~/backup/sources.bak /etc/apt/sources.list If when necessary you will be able to restore your files from the ~/backup folder. When this is done you will have a backup of your packages and configuration files relative to your user. Your backup will start after you press Continue

#Backuplist password#

The backup tool will ask if you want to add a password to your backup, your choice.On the overview tab press Make Backup Now to backup your home folder.Verify that it will make a backup of your home folder and add any folders your might not want, like for instance the Trash folder.Make a backup of your home folder with the integrated backup tool in Ubuntu, Deja-dup. Make a backup of your apt sources file sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list ~/backup/sources.bakĪnd a copy of your apt's list of trusted keys sudo apt-key exportall > ~/backup/repositories.keys Save the currently installed packages list dpkg -get-selections > ~/backup/installed_packages.log

#Backuplist software#

Once you are ready with your system and happy with the software installed you can get a list of the installed packages using the command dpkg -get-selections and save the output in to a log file.Ĭreate a backup folder in your home sudo mkdir ~/backup Backup your current packages and user settings Caution: there is a big chance any modifications outside home will be over written. Who this will not fit for: servers geeks, power users with software installed by source (restoring the package list might break your system), users that have changed the startup script of some application to fit better their needs. A user that wants to have his software restored to how it was when he installed it with all customizations being done and kept in their home folder. Who is this for: users that have normal regular use of their computer, that have done minimal or no configuration outside their home folder, did not mess up startup scripts and services. Sudo dpkg -set-selections < ~/Package.list Rsync -progress /path/to/user/profile/backup/here /home/`whoami` Rsync -progress /home/`whoami` /path/to/user/profile/backup/here This assumes there is only one user on the machine (remove /'whoami' otherwise) and that you used the same username on both installs (modify dest. It will back them up in a format that dpkg can read * for after your reinstall, like this: sudo apt-key add ~/Repo.keysīefore you reinstall, you should probably back up the settings from some of your programs, this can easily be done by grabbing folders from /etc and all the content from your user directory (not just the stuff you can see in nautilus!): rsync -progress /home/`whoami` /path/to/user/profile/backup/hereĪfter you reinstall, you can restore it with: rsync -progress /path/to/user/profile/backup/here /home/`whoami` A quick way of backing up a list of programs is to run this: dpkg -get-selections > ~/Package.list