How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

[Guest]

First of all Kubuntu 9.10 ROCK!!

What program I will use to do a backup the whole Kubuntu system?
What program I will use to restore it?

Please Help!!!!!

[dibl]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

You have about a hundred choices (or more, perhaps).

Probably the vast majority of backups from Linux systems are done with "cp" which is the copy command. In other words, just copy what you want to where you want it.

http://linux.die.net/man/1/cp


"dd" is a hardcore bit-for-bit way.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_%28Unix%29


Clonezilla is a way.

http://clonezilla.org/


And then there are all the others ....

[Qqmike]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

Partimage (it runs from Gparted Live CD, too, as well as other places).
I think there's a How-To (maybe more than one) here @kubuntu on your question.

[Guest]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

Thanks
I'll give it a try

[monte48lowes]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

I use the following command to backup my /home directory:

 sudo rsync -avz /home/ /media/disk/backup/

rsync -avz "source" "destination"

You will need to change the destination as appropriate for you machine.

Additionally, you can backup your whole drive using the same method. When I do the whole drive, I use a live session running from CD-Rom.

Mike

[MoonRise]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

These are older links but may still provide insight.

http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=13735.0
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3106769.0

[Qqmike]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

HOWTO: Copy kubuntu system, Rog131
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=11116.0

[The Liquidator]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

If you don't mind using a gnome based option, grsync (a front-end to rsync) provides a very good, and simple way of doing this.

[ishachaitanya]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

Re: Howto: Backup and restore your system!
Backing up by AptonCD and restoring packages offline.

First one have to install aptoncd in the offline computer or the computer which has no internet connection.

The AptonCd can be downloaded with all dependecies in a folder of a internet computer and then can be installed in that internet computer and in any other computer which have no internet connection. To do this one has to be a superuser or administrator with password for the internet computer.

the command is as follows

root@ubuntu:/# apt-rdepends aptoncd 2>&1 | grep "^[a-zA-Z0-9_].*$" > /tmp/x1

apt-rdepends to be installed first in the internet computer if not already installed.
The above command is for creating a list for all dependencies for aptoncd with the main aptoncd package.

Next commands are

root@ubuntu:/# for f in `cat /tmp/x1` ; do apt-cache show $f | grep Filename | cut -f 2 -d ' ' ; done >/tmp/x2

mkdir mycache
[to keep the downloaded aptoncd package with all dependencies in the mycach folder under root]

root@ubuntu:/# cd mycache

root@ubuntu:/mycache# wget -B http://np.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ -i /tmp/x2

[if wget is not already installed then it is to be installed first before executing the above command]
this command will start downloading packages & all dependencies of aptoncd application.

Now copy the mycache folder to the home directory of the computers which have no internet connection and install it in those computers.

In the internet computer also install the aptoncd and make backup of all packages with upgrades and dependencies and make a CD/DVD/ISO image. Carry them to the computers having no internet connection and by using aptoncd application restore the packages and upgrades with all dependencies.

So by using only one computer with internet one can install applications in other computers having no internet connection at all.

[josefko]

Re: How to backup & Restore Kubuntu 9.10 on a USB, Ext. Drive

I use this script to backup the whole Kubuntu with home (rather synchronize, files deleted from source are deleted from destination):

#!/bin/bash
sudo rsync -auR --stats --delete --exclude-from=kubuntu_exclude / /media/wd_sdb2

kubuntu_exclude contains (replace [user] with your name):

/proc
/lost+found
/mnt
/media
/sys
/var/log/auth.log
/var/log/messages
/var/log/syslog
/home/[user]/movies

Next run saves only changes and lasts max. 5 minutes.