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  • Ephexeve
    New Member
    • May 2011
    • 20
    #1

    Tired of reinstalling

    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
    Tags: archlinux, backup, clone, hdd, linux
    • sicarie
      Recognized Expert Specialist
      • Nov 2006
      • 4677
      #2
      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!
      Last edited by sicarie; Nov 20 '11, 10:23 PM. Reason: adding iso

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        • Ephexeve
          New Member
          • May 2011
          • 20
          #3
          Thank you, sure I will, I will try this this week and I will let you know.
          Thanks again.

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            • Mariostg
              Contributor
              • Sep 2010
              • 332
              #4
              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?

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                • Ephexeve
                  New Member
                  • May 2011
                  • 20
                  #5
                  Not crashing, but sometimes I do mess up with a few coding or pen tests.

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                    • Ephexeve
                      New Member
                      • May 2011
                      • 20
                      #6
                      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.

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                        • drhowarddrfine
                          Recognized Expert Expert
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 7434
                          #7
                          You should look into dump and restore.

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                            • sicarie
                              Recognized Expert Specialist
                              • Nov 2006
                              • 4677
                              #8
                              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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