Hi Andre, Nice method :-) I recognize some characteristics like mkusb - dd - cloning and some characteristics like the OBI and its tarballs.
Are you using any OEM install feature too? Linux has so many options and possibilities. I think we should look more into this cloning feature of gnome-disks. Best regards Nio Den 2014-11-16 13:47, Andre Rodovalho skrev: > Yes, I guess gnome-disks use something similiar as dd to clone and > restore disks. I use it to make some replication on the company I work. > > It is very simple and functional. I do not use .iso images. I have a > backup (root partition) made from an existing installation I made and > tweaked. So, with that disk image I can restore on other disks, the only > thing I need to do further is to install grub2 on the restored disk... > > I do not have an image of the home partition. I have the files > compressed in a .tar.gz file. When I "create a new disk install", I do a > swap and home partition compatible with disk space and machine > configuration. Then just extract those user files into /home > > 2014-11-16 4:36 GMT-02:00 Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>>: > > Den 2014-11-15 22:01, Jerry skrev: > > I've been having good results with the Disks tool started by the top > > icon in the launcher. > > Start it up, plug in your USB stick, then "restore" the disk image > from > > your .iso. As usual, careful, read the messages.... > > Seems to obliterate whatever was on the USB stick I haven't had to > format. > > > > Disks even worked with the distro LXLE an alternative to Lubuntu. > > > > I pretty much stick with Unity and Lubuntu with occasional samples of > > Next, LXLE, wattOS, chromebook, tablet, etc. > > > > JerryLA > > jerryla...@netscape.net <mailto:jerryla...@netscape.net> > > > > > > Hi Jerry, > > Do you think that this method via the Disks tool is using dd (or a > similar cloning process) under the hood? So that it has actually merged > the task of mkusb into an existing Ubuntu tool :-) > > Let us check if the interface is good enough to help people avoid > destroying data on an internal drive by mistake. > > Best regards > Nio > > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > > > -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users
