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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Ik you want to make a clean install with e.g. Ubuntu:<br /> first backup your home and packages list:<br /> (/media/disk-1 is an example for your backup medium)<br /> <br /> dpkg --get-selections &gt; /media/disk-1/dpkg_list.txt<br /> tar -czvf /media/disk-1/home_backup.tgz /home/*<br /> <br /> make a fresh install with your Ubuntu version, and after that restore your stuff:<br /> first log in as root! <br /> dpkg --set-selections &lt; /media/disk-1/dpkg_list.txt<br /> apt-get update<br /> dselect update<br /> apt-get dselect-upgrade<br /> cd /<br /> tar -xzvf /media/disk-1/home_backup.tgz</div>

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