On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 10:45 +0200, Hoang-Vu PHUNG wrote: > Hi, > > Once you installed a rpm file, is it possible to > recover the file if the later was removed. I think > about this in the perspective of getting out rpm files > from a running linux system for backup. CASE 1: Please explain your needs more clearly: Reconstructing a broken system: 1) Install foo.rpm which contains /usr/bin/foo 2) an accidental rm /usr/bin/foo 3) you want to recover /usr/bin/foo rpm -V will tell you what is missing/changed across the system or in a package - rpm -V foo CASE 2: Recovering a lost binary rpm file: 1) Install foo.rpm - rpm -ivh foo.rpm 2) delete foo.rpm package - rm foo.rpm 3) system continues - config changes are made, etc 4) you wish to get foo.rpm back As mentioned in other thread fork you can build an rpm from the system using rpmrebuild or rpm --repackage however there are caveats - the system will be taken as is - config will not be the initial state necessarily. CASE 3: Recover a erroneously erased package 1) Install foo.rpm 2) Erase foo when you meant to erase fop - rpm -e foo (OOPS!) 3) Wish to reinstall foo - but you don't know what version you havee check /var/log/rpmpkgs for version of foo - then install from your rpm repository. If you explain more what you are trying to achieve clearer answers can be given - probably you want to have a local repository and use a depsolver rather than do the rebuild/repackaging. Paul _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
