On Nov 30, 2014 1:26 AM, "Scott Ferguson" < scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 30 November 2014 at 04:39, Miroslav Skoric <sko...@eunet.rs> wrote: > > Is there a good software for Debian 7.7 as well as for Debian 6.10 that is > > capable to produce a multi DVD/CD image of a working system, in a way that > > such image can be used later as a DVD/CD installation media for 'cloning' on > > the other comps (or on itself, in case of an irreparable failure of a > > working machine)? Thanks. > > The Live-CD project? Packages are in the Debian repositories:- > http://mklivecd.sourceforge.net/ > http://live.debian.net/ > I haven't used it in recent years, but I suspect with some tinkering > it could do what you want - rescue cd, with a backup of your > customisations, configurations, and home, an archive of main packages > (space providing), and a copy of "dpkg --get-selections > selection" > which could be scripted to rebuild and/or clone a box. > > "aptoncd" > > AFAIK not in the Debian repositories - but you could try mkCDrec:- > http://mkcdrec.sourceforge.net/ > ...and it's "successor" - http://relax-and-recover.org/ > > There is also Debian-based Live CD, it's name escapes me, which is > kind-of Norton Ghost and it includes the ability to clone to DVD. > > A simple clone (dd) would limit you to reinstalls on disks the same > size or larger - whereas cp (with the appropriate switches) will, in > most cases, work fine - if you first partition and format the new > disk. You'd need to change the UUIDs in GRUB. I've used that method > and "dpkg --set-selections < selections" and customised /etc/skel to > do what you describe but only from disks not optical media. A little > bash scripting and bashburn or similar should make it possible to put > that onto optical media. Start the restore/clone process with a tiny > rescue cd booted toram? > > Generally the process you describe is done with something like > puppet/chef etc, or preseeding PXE installs, on a larger scale (SOE > deployment). > > > > > > M. > > > > > > > Kind regards > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAMt2cQO6pTchy1JHiLOQ20e=bad7chg3cn+yr0pfehpxpb6...@mail.gmail.com >
Clonezilla?
