Hi there,

unfortunately I deleted /var/log/packages and more unfortunately I didn't
put /var/log in my backup list.

Does anyone know what I could do about it? Maybe the fastest way would be to
reinstall Slackware completely... But how about the additional stuff I
installed, how can I find out what's not in Slackware and thus should be
reinstalled to get the in formation into /var/log/packages?

Is there a clever idea that didn't come to my mind?
TIA

--
Cheerz Lars

On 2005-06-08, Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> unfortunately I deleted /var/log/packages and more unfortunately I didn't
> put /var/log in my backup list.
>
> Does anyone know what I could do about it? Maybe the fastest way would be to
> reinstall Slackware completely... But how about the additional stuff I
> installed, how can I find out what's not in Slackware and thus should be
> reinstalled to get the in formation into /var/log/packages?
>
> Is there a clever idea that didn't come to my mind?
> TIA
>

Try checking in the directory /var/log/scripts there should be a list of
scripts one for each package name...assuming you didn't delete this
directory.

Should contain most if not all the packages.

ken

No_One wrote:

> Try checking in the directory /var/log/scripts there should be a list of
> scripts one for each package name...assuming you didn't delete this
> directory.
>
> Should contain most if not all the packages.

Thanks, but I deleted the whole log directory.

--
Cheerz Lars

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:05:56 +0200, Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de> wrote:
> > Should contain most if not all the packages.
>
> Thanks, but I deleted the whole log directory.

So back it up next time Didn't break machine, just made future
admin of box a little more interesting. Stuff happens.
--Grant.

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:05:56 +0200 - Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de> :
> No_One wrote:
>
> > Try checking in the directory /var/log/scripts there should be a
> > list of scripts one for each package name...assuming you didn't
> > delete this directory.
> >
> > Should contain most if not all the packages.
>
> Thanks, but I deleted the whole log directory.

You should better reinstall Slackware. It will be a quicker, cleaner
solution. And I'm sure next time you will take care of your /var/log
directory

--
LiNuCe

Grant Coady wrote:

>
> On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 11:05:56 +0200, Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de>
> wrote:
>> > Should contain most if not all the packages.
>>
>> Thanks, but I deleted the whole log directory.
>
> So back it up next time Didn't break machine, just made future
> admin of box a little more interesting. Stuff happens.
> --Grant.

So, next time ..... .bashrc

alias rm='rm -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias mv='mv -i'

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:32:33 +0300, "Ioannis A. bouhras" <ioabuh@unixfor.gr> wrote:
> So, next time ..... .bashrc
>
> alias rm='rm -i'
> alias cp='cp -i'
> alias mv='mv -i'

Only wimps do alias, log into another unix box, BOOM! Bad habits
set in. IMHO, of course. How many times would you wipe a filetree
before pausing to look at command line _before_ hit [Enter] ?

)

--Grant.

LiNuCe wrote:

>> Thanks, but I deleted the whole log directory.
>
> You should better reinstall Slackware. It will be a quicker, cleaner

Ok, I will do a swaret --install -a

> solution. And I'm sure next time you will take care of your /var/log
> directory

Me too. But honestly I simply didn't think of the packages branch, neither
when setting up the backup nor when deleting the log directory.

--
Cheerz Lars

On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:38:33 +0200, Lars Behrens <Spam.Buster@web.de> wrote:
>
> Me too. But honestly I simply didn't think of the packages branch, neither
> when setting up the backup nor when deleting the log directory.

symlinked --Grant.

Le Wed, 08 Jun 2005 10:47:44 +0200, Lars Behrens a écrit*:

> Hi there,
>
> unfortunately I deleted /var/log/packages and more unfortunately I didn't
> put /var/log in my backup list.
>
> Does anyone know what I could do about it? Maybe the fastest way would be to
> reinstall Slackware completely... But how about the additional stuff I
> installed, how can I find out what's not in Slackware and thus should be
> reinstalled to get the in formation into /var/log/packages?
>
> Is there a clever idea that didn't come to my mind?

A quick idea, if you have a slackware deposit or if you mount
the install cd, cd to the slackware/ dir and check like yhis :
# upgradepkg --dry-run ap/*.tgz |grep '(already installed).$' |cut -d' ' -f1

would list the ap/ packages you installed.


# upgradepkg --dry-run */*.tgz |grep '(already installed).$' |cut -d' ' -f1

would list the slackware CD or deposit, packages you installed.