Re: System backup utillity

From: Michael D. Setzer II (mikes_at_kuentos.guam.net)
Date: 09/07/05

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    On 6 Sep 2005 at 20:55, Igor Guarisma wrote:

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    > Hi!
    >
    > Is there any software like Window's Norton Ghost for
    > Linux?? or a way to make a backup image of a system
    > disk to be restore later on another machine or the
    > same machine in case of failure??

    You should look at G4L or G4U.

    G4L is Ghost for Linux that uses Linux boot CD and script with
    dialog menu system that uses dd plus gzip or lzop or bzip and ncftp
    to create images on an ftp server.

    G4U does the same, but use netbsd and uses dd plus gzip and ftp,
    but is just a command line program, but can boot from diskettes.

    With both programs, you should clear out unused sectors before
    doing the image, since dd copies all sectors used or unused.
    Sectors filled with nulls, will compress much better. G4L includes
    programs to help blank out these sectors.

    http://freshmeat.net/projects/g4l/

    https://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l

    http://www.feyrer.de/g4u/

    Suggest you read the sites.

    >
    > Thanx in advanced...
    >
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