From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2024-05-18 02:41, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   > On 17 May 2024 19:10:57 GMT, Paul R Schmidtbleicher wrote:   
   >   
   >> I want to do a complete backup of Tumbleweed on my Desktop Linux Machine   
   >> to an external large Hard Drive. TW is the only system on the Desktop   
   >> Hard Drive installed in 2020 (Release 20200716)   
   >>   
   >> What backup software do you suggest for this?   
   >> My goal is that if there is a glitch, I can reproduce the entire system   
   >> as before the glitch.   
   >>   
   >> Paul   
   >   
   > In the meantime . . . I did some searching on the subject and came up with   
   > "RescueZilla" which appears to do what I want - a complete image of the   
   > harddrive with the ability to restore it is necessary.   
   >   
   > I may have answered my own question . . .   
   > I haven't tried it yet so any comments would be welcome.   
      
   I use my own scripts.   
      
   First, I install Linux in a small partition of an external disk. The   
   rest of the disk is one large partition, using encrypted (LUKS) and   
   compressed btrfs filesystem.   
      
   Booting this system, I copy the partition tables as seen by partitioning   
   software, and make images with dd of some partitions. Of /home and /data   
   partitions I do rsync copies.   
      
   If this method interests you I can paste the scripts.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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