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

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      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
    • Posts: 26
      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.
    • Posts: 52
      ok Thank you for giving idea :)
    • Posts: 96
      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.
    • Posts: 647
      First hit on Google says NO :

      Dude, that's plain *WRONG*

      A system restore in linux is as easy as:

      Create "mount point": 
      1. tar cvvf backup.tar /

      Restore: 
      1. 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
    • Posts: 96
      marc wrote:
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      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.
    • Posts: 647
      @Aron:

      My apologies, I was rude.

      Sorry for that
    • Posts: 501
      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.

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