Backup/restore strategy

[Jim Byrnes]

On 10/07/2014 02:57 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 10/07/2014 11:29 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>> Getting ready to do a dist upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04.  I did a test
>> run on my laptop and except for a couple of minor glitches it seemed to
>> go well.
>>
>> When I do my desktop I want to be sure I can easily restore the system
>> to its condition before I tried the upgrade. I use BackInTime (root) for
>> my backups. I backup everything except cdrom, dev, lost&found, media,
>> mnt, proc, run, sys and tmp to an external usb drive.
>>
>> If something goes wrong can I re-install 12.04, install back-in-time and
>> restore from the usb drive. Telling it to over write everything and end
>> up with 12.04 just like it was before the attempted upgrade?
>>
>> Regards,  Jim
>>
>>
>
> I recommend making a 'markings' file either via synaptic (File|Save
> Markings As| - be *sure* to check 'Save full state, not only changes')
> or via terminal:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReinstallingSamePackages
>
> <http://askubuntu.com/questions/9135/best-way-to-backup-all-settings-list-of-installed-packages-tweaks-etc>
>
>

Hah, wish I knew of this when I installed 12.04 to a clean HD.  Took me 
months to finally get everything from 10.04 installed and working on 12.04

Regards,  Jim