From: Gordon@leaf.net.nz   
      
   On 2023-10-29, Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   > Hi everyone!   
   >   
   > I need to switch to a new, stable distro.   
   >   
   > I used Mandrake-Mandriva-Mageia for around 20 years now, and as I am using   
   > my machines more and more for remote work for my employer, I am used to   
   > make full-backups of them, to be on the safe side.   
   >   
   > Usually, I use one partition for data (/dev/sda1) and one swap partition.   
   >   
   > For creating backups I boot from install DVD and select "rescue boot" to   
   > get a rootshell, mount the data partition and make a tgz archive of all   
   > the data, stored on an external storage.   
   >   
   > Restoring goes similar, though only creating and formatting the partitions   
   > and writing the MBR did not work properly and I never found out, why. But   
   > this never was an issue:   
   > For storing back the backup - or creating one more new machine from   
   > backup, I just make a minimal-install, boot into rescue-mode from install   
   > DVD, mount data patition of the disk as well as backup storage. Then  I   
   > delete everything on the data partition and replace it with the data   
   > coming from the backup tgz.   
   >   
   > After that, of course, the newest updates have to be installed that came   
   > out between creating the backup and restoring it.   
   >   
   > So, my question is, if someone works similarly with Ubuntu, or, if this is   
   > not possible or more complicated.   
   >   
   > I'd highly appreciate to hear about your ideas and experiences!   
   >   
   I take it that you wanting to see if other people have an easier way, or   
   another way with additional features which might be useful.   
      
   Backing up is personal. You need to sort out what your ideal back up is,   
   what do you need to achieve, and where to put the backups.   
      
   FWIW I have a small(ish) SSD/NVMe which holds the OS and a /home directory.   
   This is more about keeping the OS "happy" as it expects to have a home drive   
   and makes it easier to restore without having to remember to config where   
   /home is.   
      
   All the data is on another partition/drive(s) which is backed up to   
   someplace safe.   
      
   My current method is to use Clonezilla to clone the OS drive once a month   
   and to use Borgbackup with Vorta as the front end, or Baqpag which is $x but   
   it is keeping Vorta on its toes.   
      
   Both these are set and forget, but check as glitches happen. Placing you   
   borgbackups/vorta at borgbase helps to bring in some income in.   
      
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