Reverting To A Previously Installed Software Configuration State - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.2 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 09-25-2008 Administration Manual

3 Unlock the bundle by entering the rug bld lock_index command.
4 Ensure that the bundle is unlocked by entering the rug bll command. This displays only the
locked bundles.
21.3 Reverting to a Previously Installed Software
Configuration State
You can use the rug ro date_time command or create a checkpoint by using rug cpa
checkpoint_name command to revert to a previously installed software configuration state.
An Example Use Case: In this use case, you enable the rollback preference, install a package, and
then roll back to the previously installed configuration state. The package is automatically
uninstalled.
1 Enable the Rollback preference by executing the rug set rollback true command.
The Rollback preference is set to False by default.
2 Subscribe to a catalog by executing the rug sub catalog_name command.
3 List all packages contained in the catalog by executing the rug pa catalog_name
command.
4 Make a note of the date and time when you enable the Rollback preference by executing the
date command.
or
Create a checkpoint by using the rug cpa checkpoint_name command.
5 Install a package by executing the rug in package_name command.
6 Ensure that the package is installed by executing the rug pa catalog_name command.
The status of the package should be "i".
7 Roll back to the previously installed configuration state by executing the rug ro
date_time command.
or
If you have created a checkpoint in
command.
For example: rug ro "02/20/2009 15:55:56 PM"
The date and time you specify must be from the time you enable the Rollback preference to the
current time. If you do not specify the date, the current date is used.
Specify the date in the mm/dd/yyyy format. For example, 02/28/2007. For more information on
the date format, see the rug man page or
The package installed in
8 To ensure that the package is uninstalled, execute the rug pa catalog_name command
and verify that the status of the package is blank.
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Step 4, then execute the rug ro checkpoint_name
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Step 5 is uninstalled.
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