On Thursday, 9 April 2026 at 11:31 AM, David Christensen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 4/8/26 08:39, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote: > > Subject: Using Acronis True Image to clone (backup) Debian 13.4.0 KDE > > Plasma on Edxis Chromebook > > > > Good day from Singapore, > > > > Can I use Acronis True Image to clone (backup) my Debian 13.4.0 KDE Plasma > > installation on Edxis Chromebook model LI9 to a SINGLE image file? > > I know Acronis True Image can clone harddisks or SSDs with operating > > systems into a SINGLE image file with filename extension .tibx. > > > > Clonezilla is NOT desirable because it clones storage devices into so many > > different files. > > > > If you are aware of a better cloning software for Linux, please let me know. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Regards, > > > > Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming > > Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore > > 8 Apr 2026 Wednesday 11.38 pm Singapore Time > > > I install Debian onto a USB SSD, boot it, and use dd(1) to: > > 1. Take a raw binary image of the native system drive to a file on a > USB HDD. > > 2. Restore a raw binary image from a file on a USB hard drive to the > native system drive. > > > If I want to compress/ decompress the image file, I pipe the stream > through gzip(1). > > > I wrapped the above commands into a script to get consistency and to > simplify adding more features -- verify image file against native system > drive, generate/verify MD5/SHA256 hash, etc.. > > > David > > Dear David, I have just used dd! Regards, Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming Extremely Democratic People's Republic of Singapore
