On 30 November 2014 at 04:39, Miroslav Skoric <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a good software for Debian 7.7 as well as for Debian 6.10 that is > capable to produce a multi DVD/CD image of a working system, in a way that > such image can be used later as a DVD/CD installation media for 'cloning' on > the other comps (or on itself, in case of an irreparable failure of a > working machine)? Thanks.
The Live-CD project? Packages are in the Debian repositories:- http://mklivecd.sourceforge.net/ http://live.debian.net/ I haven't used it in recent years, but I suspect with some tinkering it could do what you want - rescue cd, with a backup of your customisations, configurations, and home, an archive of main packages (space providing), and a copy of "dpkg --get-selections > selection" which could be scripted to rebuild and/or clone a box. "aptoncd" AFAIK not in the Debian repositories - but you could try mkCDrec:- http://mkcdrec.sourceforge.net/ ...and it's "successor" - http://relax-and-recover.org/ There is also Debian-based Live CD, it's name escapes me, which is kind-of Norton Ghost and it includes the ability to clone to DVD. A simple clone (dd) would limit you to reinstalls on disks the same size or larger - whereas cp (with the appropriate switches) will, in most cases, work fine - if you first partition and format the new disk. You'd need to change the UUIDs in GRUB. I've used that method and "dpkg --set-selections < selections" and customised /etc/skel to do what you describe but only from disks not optical media. A little bash scripting and bashburn or similar should make it possible to put that onto optical media. Start the restore/clone process with a tiny rescue cd booted toram? Generally the process you describe is done with something like puppet/chef etc, or preseeding PXE installs, on a larger scale (SOE deployment). > > M. > > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAMt2cQO6pTchy1JHiLOQ20e=bad7chg3cn+yr0pfehpxpb6...@mail.gmail.com
