I have a quick question. When my system crashes (Arch linux) I hate the fact I have to reinstall everything again. All the DE, Login Manager, browser bookmarks etc.
Is there anyway I can make an iso file of my system (including all partitions etc) and put it on a CD, and when my system crashes, all I need to do is put the CD and it will install everything back again?
Thanks in advance
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Have you looked into creating a backup of a 'fresh' install? This article at TechRepublic has 10 Linux backup suggestions that might work for you.
I know it is possible to modify iso images, and this link suggests you mount the CD, copy the files to a temporary directory, modify the files, and then use a utility to re-make an iso that you can then re-burn.
Then in the section above that says 'modify the files' would be where you would see what was installed with each of the programs you wanted to include, and add those files in the proper location on the newly copied iso directory.
I have not done that though, I'm not sure how difficult it would be to update (and make sure dependencies were included) a specific program set and ensure they were added to the proper place on the iso image.
If you try this please post your results!
Thank you, sure I will, I will try this this week and I will let you know.
Thanks again.
Why is your system crashing? I run Arch on many computers and I never had to do reinstall. Did you search the Arch wiki or forum?
Not crashing, but sometimes I do mess up with a few coding or pen tests.
I found the way! I used Clonezilla, and made an image of my whole HDD and partitions. when the system fails, all I have to do is boot clonezilla's CD and add my USB with the image, select it, and then it will copy all to the HDD I want.
You should look into dump and restore.
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Have you looked into running a VM? If you're just pen-testing or OS coding (unless it's hardware-based), a VM might be even easier.
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