you might want to look into clonezilla. Most people find it easier though to have a list of installed packages (dpkg -l ) and to keep their /home on a separate partition. It's less fuss. <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 1:17 PM, William Biggs <<a href="mailto:kc8pdr@gmail.com">kc8pdr@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> I would like to know if and how after I install 9.10 64 bit and after the software install . How can I do a backup to dvd so if I need to do a restore I can do it from the restore disk like you can do it with norton ghost ? -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>