On 17:07 Sun 08 Sep , Dale wrote: > Mick wrote: > > On Sunday 08 Sep 2013 19:51:25 Benjamin Block wrote: > >> Hej folks, > >> > >> I wonder what is a good way to create an image of a gentoo-system, so > >> that one can apply it later to the same or other computers. > >> > >> In my case it is a rather simple setup: one partition, no encryption or > >> lvm. Its a debug-setup, so its only used for certain programming-tasks > >> and not for daily work, so no need for something fancy. The time I setup > >> that system I also used only conservative compilation-flags and > >> optimisation, so that it can be used on other CPUs (well, they have to > >> be x86_64 and have to have mmx/sse[23] - but I think every setup that I > >> intend to use this on will have these properties). > >> > >> So I reckon that one could just use tar with permission-preservation and > >> some excludes like dev/sys/proc/tmp. But is this a good idea or is there > >> a better way to do this? I never cloned a gentoo-system, so thats why I > >> would like to be at least somewhat sure about it, so that I don't have > >> to reconfigure it later again, because I messed it up :D > >> > >> best regards, > >> - Ben > > > > You're referring to a 'stage 4' iso. Have a look at this M/L perhaps > 5 years > > back when I recall someone posting a thread about it. > > > > There may also be a thread in the forums and potentially the (old) wiki. > > > > http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4 > > http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Backup > > One of those should help. If not, Google for "Gentoo starge4" without > the quotes of course. >
ok, thank you both for pointing out how this is called and the links. Could have thought of "stage 4" myself, it's somewhat logic ;) - Ben
