Systemback is a winning deployment tool!

[Nio Wiklund]

Den 2015-01-24 00:02, John Hupp skrev:
> Two thumbs up for Systemback!
> 
> See http://sourceforge.net/projects/systemback/ and
> https://launchpad.net/systemback for simple instructions to install it
> from a PPA.
> 
> Systemback is designed for several purposes (system restore points and
> backup) but I have tested it and like it as a deployment tool. Set up a
> one-user model system just the way you want it, create a Live System
> from that, then write that to USB flash drive or DVD. Now boot that on
> another machine that you want to deploy to, run Systemback again and it
> will automatically prompt to install the system on that machine with
> user credentials and host name that you enter.
> 
> It will install with all of your custom settings and added programs.
> 
> There is an option to capture the user files in the Live image.
> 
> The developer Kendek is very active and responsive.
> 
> In my case I set up a Lubuntu 14.04.1 32-bit desktop and then used a
> Live DVD to install on Intel and an AMD test machines.
> 
> Just a couple special notes to date:
> 
> 1) If you have an older video card the program may not start initially. 
> Just run it again.  See https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemback/+bug/1413661
> 
> 2) The program is QT5 and downloads a bunch of dependencies.
> 
> 3) The Live DVD does not boot nearly as quickly as the Lubuntu Live
> DVD.  (I also created a Live USB flash drive, but my test targets did
> not support USB boot.)
> 
> Apart from those quibbles, I have found nothing else like this program!
> 
> Thanks to Eric Bradshaw for reporting on his own usage of the program,
> which set me on this path.
> 

Hi John,

Thanks a lot for sharing this information about Systemback. I intend to
test it. Maybe it can replace the One Button Installer (possibly even
for very low RAM computers).

Best regards
Nio