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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] <[email protected]>* > *Twitter @linuxoregon* > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:22 PM Vedanta Teacher < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 9:34 PM John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> > > > 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... > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
