Re: [qubes-users] Qubes VM snapshots using git / SVN
On 12/05/2016 09:06 PM, Patrick Schleizer wrote: Why I used git: * I found it simpler and quicker to type to manage the whole /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/vm-name including all files using git rather than manually that folder. Using LVM or Btrfs snapshots would accomplish this far more quickly and efficiently. Its also much closer to standard practice for managing disk volumes. On Btrfs, if I wanted snapshots to contain a certain folder, I could make that folder into a subvolume and then start snapshotting it. Alternately, I could forgo subvolumes and use 'cp --reflink source dest' to create COW copies. LVM is less flexible and requires more commands, but your system may already be setup with it and it would at least give you snapshots without any need to copy large volumes of data unnecessarily. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/75ebfdfa-a3c4-a1e3-7d49-2a05a9ec344e%40openmailbox.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [qubes-users] Qubes VM snapshots using git / SVN
Why I used git: * I found it simpler and quicker to type to manage the whole /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/vm-name including all files using git rather than manually that folder. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/8c2188b6-2b95-2cd8-4672-dc2df92957a4%40riseup.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [qubes-users] Qubes VM snapshots using git / SVN
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-12-05 12:03, Patrick Schleizer wrote: > Has anyone used git / SVN on huge Qubes templates (in case they break > during upgrades or for development purposes) for snapshot / rollback > purposes and can can share some tips (for speeding git it up)? > > (Since qvm-revert-template-changes works only on templates and can > revert only to the previews state, not any after multiple VM restarts.) > > (Previously posted here:) > https://forums.whonix.org/t/qubes-vm-snapshots-using-git-svn > What are the pros and cons of managing templates under Git (as opposed to, say, manually `cp -r`ing a template directory)? Pros of Git: * Organization (timestamps, metadata, commit messages, etc.) * Saves disk space? (can't be much, since Git has to store every distinct binary file) Cons of Git: * Complex operations performed in dom0 (non-zero security risk) * A lot slower than `mv` Is this accurate? Are there others? - -- Andrew David Wong (Axon) Community Manager, Qubes OS https://www.qubes-os.org -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJYRheRAAoJENtN07w5UDAwKJgQAKGDVbcobfdLqPePDLk/QeVu 2hmYvl57EEiRbjGme5EKxGsu/aZD6/Oqeb4NN1XjGWGk4V5YHaYJUoeoRB5aFgWo NXykuuCcAhbmTCBhJsarczvfOm09LpynUYOm77vqyrNsQZe9V/2EerkUb7U7mUrJ E8xTJcAzSTKAEQXCsp98kuKgzI2OOJ6frBIcA1u5xlaYKkSskfr85hF+xIuD/cWm ZD2Mdz/R7uoNqah/x/sQVaxlwjGR8e6+SG06Oz5hfRBCtV4JS/qgCtP/gD5zwDtW F2zMXzAtGVttSCAdj44AcxMTArywLRrQXQhxBeNCqsEUBHZYLsjQvN3XSYm9dteF PFDe1GsIOKCOIyebO6dsdeUWhByncLhYCxFXBQGLykSKP894CP6WCJm9LB1SxuqX ZwiFZDOlAVPi8tDPcNAMf9FEoshdZ/l/Z6gm2XgB2ettmgN6Uy2QqJ3jvkE4XEIM 8Kep2HORQ4/3kd0LNXuN1as0eNNQ9cRKKMA2fSwfU/zlZLB2QvDtKs3wP6HO5eUx 8cODVfJTQsToyZYwGLYKERFxTZKz8Lows7W8HJ0QbiEZkeKjTVQvoK3YQkBYZqSD kicfnfhn7a+U0z67YeHXeH0goEdLJHGlKPnYb4HyJeH9HhnnWixJwwKb+C0WlFvA /4BTnVxGWDPJCmNJgEvc =aNz7 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/920cc608-8e35-2806-5939-e7353b0a1605%40qubes-os.org. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[qubes-users] Qubes VM snapshots using git / SVN
Has anyone used git / SVN on huge Qubes templates (in case they break during upgrades or for development purposes) for snapshot / rollback purposes and can can share some tips (for speeding git it up)? (Since qvm-revert-template-changes works only on templates and can revert only to the previews state, not any after multiple VM restarts.) (Previously posted here:) https://forums.whonix.org/t/qubes-vm-snapshots-using-git-svn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/e68dd70e-3831-621d-a842-13d7802f845a%40riseup.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
