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Re: System Reinstall Setup



David wrote:

> I'm trying to set up a backup system using CD's.

> The idea was to, in the event of a total drive loss, to boot up a
> Knoppix CD, manually fdisk ( or whatever), the partitions, and untar the
> respective partitions back onto the HD.

> However, even before I got the CD's constructed, it occurred to me that
> Knoppix has the CD mounted, and I have only one CD.
 
> So I'm wondering what would be the best method?

bootcd and System Imager have both been recommended on this list, and are
available from your local Debian mirror.

Given your needs (single personal system), bootcd might be the best choice -
System Imager seems to be designed more for large-scale imaging operations.

Adam



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