On Wednesday 29 May 2002 1:18 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > I have never managed to get to grips with the linux method of OS > backups. > > It goes without saying they are big files, with the need to create > compressed multi CD writes. > > So how do you backup Linux OS's , write them to CD, and restore. > > The only utility I know of is dump , it's command line, which scares > me stiff where backups are conscerned, all that time and effort spent > configuring your OS, and it can so easily go wrong, but still there > is a time for all men to learn and perhaps this is mine. > > One thing to consider, I am dual linux booting,and therefore have > /boot /root /swap partitions. Do I create seperate backups for > each, or one big backup file . Obviously one doesn't back up the > /swap partiton. > > Hitherto I have always used a drive image programme. > > John
Two solutions for you John 1/ Mondo http://www.microwerks.net/~hugo/ It is on your CD's but I think the latest version is better. It will comoress and copy your image to multiple CDs Very hihjly spoken of, but I'm afraid it is command line. 2/ drakbackup - It is in the rpm drakxtools on your CD In a root terminal just type drakbackup and you get a nice little GUI complete with a wizard. I have no idea why this application is not in Mandrake Control Centre. It was in there in Mandrake 8.2beta2, but somehow it got taken out again. HTH derek
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