Arch Linux System Image & Restore

k3rn31 · 2008-03-02 09:20:19

Hi guys. I want to ask how to make an image for my arch system, now that all working ok and If a problem come up, to restore my system to this current condition. Is there a way with failsafe or a prog?

Thank you

gazj · 2008-03-02 10:01:49

Using tar is the most simple way

tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys /

This will create a file backup.tgz in your / folder

To restore - Just do a base install and run this command or you could even untar it into an empty partition from the install cd

tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /

There is stacks of information regarding backup's using tar around the web. It works flawlessly for me. No norton ghost's needed

Last edited by gazj (2008-03-02 10:04:23)

ise · 2008-03-02 10:42:43

You can even add

--exclude=/dev

because it is dynamically created on startup.

But nevertheless, I use the same method to generate a backup of my system.

k3rn31 · 2008-03-02 10:46:30

Thank you I will use it. The failsave boot creates a backup for only the necessary?

gazj · 2008-03-02 10:48:29

Always seen /dev as a Grey area that's not well documented if it's to be included or not so have always included not sure why, but I am sure it works without, like you say udev creates /dev anyway.

Maybe it's goes back to times before udev was around.

If you have successfully restored without /dev, I will start excluding it

Last edited by gazj (2008-03-02 10:51:01)

k3rn31 · 2008-03-02 10:57:03

Thank you

ise · 2008-03-02 11:14:44

gazj wrote:

If you have successfully restored without /dev, I will start excluding it

Yes, I have restored one time successfully without /dev included. But if you are not sure, then just let it in, it's just about 4KB small, so it doesn't really matter.

k3rn31 · 2008-03-02 11:29:07

Ok then I will include /dev to my tar. Thanks again for the help

Last edited by k3rn31 (2008-03-02 11:29:20)

fhtagn · 2014-08-16 13:24:20

is this still ok to use? It seems simple and effective enough.

gazj wrote:

Using tar is the most simple way
tar cvpzf backup.tgz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/sys /
This will create a file backup.tgz in your / folder
To restore - Just do a base install and run this command or you could even untar it into an empty partition from the install cd
tar xvpfz backup.tgz -C /
There is stacks of information regarding backup's using tar around the web. It works flawlessly for me. No norton ghost's needed

ANOKNUSA · 2014-08-16 16:16:30

fhtagn, this thread is six years old. Please don't necrobump.

If you're looking for a backup method, the wiki has some suggestions.

ewaller · 2014-08-16 16:19:22

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … Bumping.22
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