[CVALE] Backup/Imaging

[Pete Zaitcev]

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:40:55 -0700, <dan at imabiz.com> wrote:

> How best to back up a Linux installation?

I always use tar. The GNU tar can copy special files and its file name
length is more than 100 characters. You can clone the root with:
 (cd / && tar cfl - .) | (cd /mnt && time tar xf -)
In that case, you just use the backup drive if you want to go back.
Or, you can just create a tarball, so you can boot from
a CD and untar it.

In both cases you need to learn to install grub.

-- Pete