I have searched the forum but can't find an answer to this simple question. When restoring from backup is it best to install the packages I had previously installed and then restore from the backup or the other way around? I maintain a list of all installed packages so I know exactly what I need to reinstall.
Should not make much difference...
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Technically packages first is the most logical, but if your restore zaps something new that has been introduced, you won't have the "maintainer config" for reference.
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If you do files first, you'll usually get a maintainer for new references, but at the same time, there is a remote chance some other inadvertent auxillary file can be overwritten too.
Short answer, packages.
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