[PLUG] Linux Mint System Restore question

[Vernon Geiszler]

You might also want to check out Refracta.  Devuan uses the
refractainstaller for their live images.
https://www.refracta.org/

Vernon

On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 9:06 AM OR Linux Jobs <oregonlinuxjobs at gmail.com>
wrote:

> *Thank you to everyone who answered. This was very helpful.*
> *Paul, yes I could do exactly what you suggested as a stop-gap, but, if it
> ever becomes feasible, I think that I will work on developing an
> application that will do what remastersys used to do. I think that I would
> like to get it working on Clear Linux OS, based on what I saw last night at
> the PLUG lecture in Hillsboro.*
>
> *Neil*
> *e-mail oregonlinuxjobs at gmail.com <oregonlinuxjobs at gmail.com>*
> *Twitter @linuxoregon*
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:22 PM Vedanta Teacher <
> orevedantateacher at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Can you just keep a backup of your personal files on an external drive
> > and down load an extra ISO? I always have a few copies of Mint lying
> > around. If there is ever a serious problem I'll just wipe the drive,
> > install
> > a new ISO, and restore. I use Linux Mint Cinnamon and have for 3-4 years.
> >
> > Blessings,
> >
> > Paul W.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 10:22 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > FOUND IT. I replied too soon.
> > >
> > > Remastersys is what you would have wanted in the past, but it has been
> > > discontinued/abandoned/<IDontWantToInvestigateFurther>
> > >
> > > It does however give you a place to start looking. If you want to wrap
> up
> > > your current installation as an installable ISO (retaining personal
> > files/,
> > > configuration, and font caches that take forever to install) then you
> > want
> > > to look for whatever has become the replacement for Remastersys. Maybe
> > some
> > > Ubuntu/Mint users would be kind enough to offer some assistance in
> area,
> > > since apparently a lot has changed since 2014....
> > >
> > > The concept is pretty straightforward and this is a problem that was
> > > brought up (and solved) many years ago.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 10:06 PM Ben Koenig <techkoenig at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:34 PM John Jason Jordan <johnxj at gmx.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Oh damn, I think I just rekindled the war between the 'fresh
> install'
> > > >> people and the 'just keep upgrading' folks.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > There are pros and cons to everything, and slow package installation
> > is a
> > > > tradeoff all debian-based distros accept.
> > > >
> > > > As for the actual question, there is a way to create a "backup
> image".
> > It
> > > > doesn't function in the way that was originally stated but it is
> > > something
> > > > that is possible on ubuntu systems. When I remember the name of the
> > > program
> > > > that does this, I'll post here. It's been a long time since I touched
> > > > apt/dpkg package management, so it might take a while before the name
> > > comes
> > > > back to me.
> > > >
> > > > The program I used would be installed (and run) from an actively used
> > > > ubuntu install. It would create a list of all installed packages, and
> > > wrap
> > > > up your home directory as a custom ubuntu install. This allows you to
> > go
> > > > through the normal installation steps for ubuntu, but the resulting
> OS
> > is
> > > > neither a fresh install or a rolling installation.
> > > >
> > > > If someone else remembers the name of the program that wraps up a
> > running
> > > > Ubuntu install into a "custom iso" feel free to remind me. I think it
> > > > starts with an R, but for some reason unetbootin keeps popping into
> my
> > > head
> > > > which is something else...
> > > >
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