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zurdo
Asked: 2012-01-31 13:32:16 +0800 CST

Tool to backup repository list

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There is a utility called y-ppa-manager https://launchpad.net/y-ppa-manager which helps to manage your ppa repositories in ubuntu. One of its best features is to backup your repository list. Is there any command line or graphical tool to backup your repositories without installing any ppa tool?

ppa backup 11.10

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  1. Best Answer
    tar czf apt-sources.tar.gz /etc/apt/sources.list*
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  2. There is a folder called sources.list.d and a file called sources.list both need to be backed up, found in /etc/apt

    I just navigated there using Nautilus and dragged them to my desktop.

    To restore I opened Nautilus as admin: in terminal GKSU Nautilus and drag back in to the same folder.

    Then in terminal: sudo apt-get update

    There may be a better way, but I am not big on terminal commands.

    1. Open Terminal
    2. sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup
    3. sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list.d /etc/apt/sources.list.d.backup

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  3. You can do it like this:

    1. Open Terminal
    2. cd /etc/apt
    3. gksudo gedit sources.list
    4. Copy and paste it to wherever you like.

    or

    1. Open Terminal
    2. sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.backup
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