Linux System Restore

haliparotin

hi! i want to ask if theres a linux distro have a System Restore like Windows? THANK YOU....

mfillpot

It depend what system restore functionality you are looking for.

if you want a recovery disk you can use boot to fix issues, then that is possible from any linux based live disk.

If you want a backup feature, then there are several options, a vague google search should point you to many options, but a few are listed at http://www.junauza.com/2009/01/7-best-freeopen-source-backup-software.html

mpalmeruk

Hi,

you could take a look at bolting NILFS into the distro you are using:

http://www.nilfs.org/en/

Its a constantly journalling filesystem, so lets you restore files you have accidentally deleted.

haliparotin

ok Thank you for giving idea

asedt

haliparotin wrote:

hi! i want to ask if theres a linux distro have a System Restore like Windows? THANK YOU....

You talk about this kind of system restore: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Restore ?

First hit on Google says NO :
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/is-there-a-system-restore-for-linux-what-do-you-do-when-the-system-act-badly-704829/

There is other tools for backups such as dump / restore etc.

marc

First hit on Google says NO :

Dude, that's plain *WRONG*

A system restore in linux is as easy as:

Create "mount point":

tar cvvf backup.tar /

Restore:

tar xvf backup.tar

You just need to do that from a livecd and you are ready to go with a *real* "mount point" working.

That's obviously "killing flies with bazookas" but it *is* a system restore

From there you can think of different solutions to your needs.

Regards

asedt

marc wrote:

First hit on Google says NO :

Dude, that's plain *WRONG*
....

You got me wrong there, I did not say that there is no system restore in Linux. I did say that there is no system restore that is like the one in Windows in Linux. (And I absolutely not saying that this is something that is missing in Linux or that the Windows system restore is better in any way). Sorry for that.

marc

@Aron:

My apologies, I was rude.

Sorry for that

woboyle

Windows restore really doesn't work, in my experience. The only way to "restore" a system, is to have a bit image backup of the system drive. That will allow you to restore the OS to a known-good-image, be it Windows or Linux.