Proposed Ubuntu "System" Restore and Backup Project

[Jack Edge]

Hi,

One of the ideas suggested was a system restore and backup utility for
Ubuntu, and I'd like to ask what sort of scope is being asked for.

Is this a very Windows-System-Restore-like project, focusing on
preserving the package management's system's state, and configuration
files listed in the installed packages?

Or is it more of a, for the lack of a better comparison,
Virtual-Box-Snapshot like, where the system state (optionally not
including user files) is just backed up, allowing for a more complete
backup, at the cost of being slightly less elegant?

Also, would both a CLI and GUI have to be built for this? Is this aimed
at the desktop user, or would it have to be useful for server use?

Thanks very much,

Jack Edge
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