installation snapshot and restore

[Yorvyk]

On Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:25:32 +0000
Joao Ferreira gmail <joao.miguel.c.ferreira at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> is there a recommended way to snapshot a fresh ubuntu (9.10 in my case)
> installation and restore it afterwards.
> 
> I'm thinking something like storing an image file on some alternate
> media, and when I want to restore, maybe I'dd boot from some live CD and
> restore the image to the partition.
> 
> (I have ubuntu installed on /dev/sda6 (with grub also on /dev/sda6). I
> have another linux on /dev/sda4 and another grub in the MBR that
> chainloads the ubuntu grub).
> 
gParted on the live disk can do that but, clonezilla is probably a better option.
http://clonezilla.org/


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