HH: Ahhhhhhhh . . . I'm melting . . . I'm melting . . . "dd" is something mentioned over the years on linux forums as the "ultimate" solution, but I just haven't tried it for anything . . . way back I was afraid to use the console to do anything where the steps weren't given to me . . . . And, then, haven't had a need for it . . . but, still don't know if DD writes the whole drive, or just writes a particular disk?
I've always depended upon the kindness of GUI apps to set up bootable clones . . . but haven't found one on the linux side . . . . F On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 6:08 PM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. < herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: > if you want a bootable clone have you tried just dd the drive to an .iso > file? > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 5:48 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el....@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> HH: >> >> Thanks for the reply and suggestion . . . w/o knowing about backintime, >> the problem with apple's time machine is that it doesn't make a bootable >> "clone" . . . it just backs up files from an install . . . but to move the >> files back there has to be an installed system . . . . The bootable clone >> moves everything needed to boot the system into a fresh partition . . . >> ready to boot . . . . >> >> F >> >> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 5:00 PM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. < >> herminio.hernande...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I use backintime. It is very close to apple's time machine. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> > On Jul 5, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Fritz Hudnut <este.el....@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > Lu Users: >>> > >>> > I'm still trying to keep my PPC computers going, although each of them >>> is having one kind of problem or another . . . . The G4 iBook is where I >>> have Lu 16.04 installed and generally the iBook is "OK" except it looks >>> like the HD is starting to go "pre-failure" on us. >>> > >>> > The iBook is dual-boot with OSX 10.4 on one side of a 40 GB HD . . . I >>> have the OSX side cloned to an ext HD via Carbon Copy Cloner . . . and I've >>> noticed in other ubuntu-esque installs I have there has been a "Back-up" >>> package installed . . . I believe in U-MATE 16.04, but right now my >>> PowerMac Sawtooth is not booting so I can't try it out--but looking through >>> the Lu list I didn't see anything named "Back up." >>> > >>> > I ran a Synaptic search from the Lu and it showed a bunch of packages, >>> including Clonezilla, and rsync . . . I don't have many files that would >>> need to be "saved" . . . what I would like would be a "clone" of the >>> present install, so that I wouldn't have to remember the boot params and >>> run a fresh install . . . but, would like to make a clone of the Lubuntu >>> side of the HD on an ext HD, then when I would need to install a new HD I >>> could boot from the clone and move the install back into a partition of the >>> new HD . . . . Not sure if that would work as easily as it does from CCC, >>> and/or whether the GRUB data would carry over, but, it might be a time >>> saver if it can be done via some package???? >>> > >>> > Thanks, >>> > >>> > F >>> > -- >>> > Lubuntu-users mailing list >>> > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >>> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >>> an/listinfo/lubuntu-users >>> >> >> >
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