Glucopy-glurestore is a script-based software that helps users to copy and restore Unix-like or GNU/Linux systems, ensuring they function correctly.
Glucopy-glurestore is a set of scripts designed to copy and restore a fully functional GNU/Linux or other Unix-like system. The two scripts included in the set are glucopy and glurestore. The glucopy script is responsible for backing up all system content, including both system and user files. On the other hand, the glurestore script partitions and formats an identical system, restores the system and user files, and makes the system bootable. The HTML documentation includes the glucopy-glurestore scripts.
To ideally back up the system, it is recommended to make the backup while the system is not running. This usually means that you need to boot with a rescue system disk. There are various floppy or CD-based system images that you can download from the internet or include in your distribution's boot options. It is essential to ensure that your rescue system supports the type of disks in your target system, such as SATA/SCSI or IDE.
The scripts use the sfdisk program for getting partition information (-d option). The partition information is collected in a form that can be used to restore the system on new disks. The glucopy.sh script then collects the working system files in one or more compressed tar balls, excluding transient information directories such as /proc and /sys. You can also exclude unwanted information directories or individual files using tar's --exclude=/directory/file option.
The backup script, glucopy.sh, creates the /glucopy directory, copies partition information into sys_partitions.txt, and optionally makes a copy of the MBR in
mbr.bin. This information is useful in case all or parts of the MBR need to be restored. The system directories are placed on the larger partition in /mnt2/glucopy. The scripts also copy the backup/restore scripts, /glucopy.sh and /glurestore.sh, and the sfdisk program.
Overall, Glucopy-glurestore is a reliable set of scripts that any GNU/Linux user can use to back up and restore their system. The documentation provides clear instructions on how to use the scripts effectively.
To ideally back up the system, it is recommended to make the backup while the system is not running. This usually means that you need to boot with a rescue system disk. There are various floppy or CD-based system images that you can download from the internet or include in your distribution's boot options. It is essential to ensure that your rescue system supports the type of disks in your target system, such as SATA/SCSI or IDE.
The scripts use the sfdisk program for getting partition information (-d option). The partition information is collected in a form that can be used to restore the system on new disks. The glucopy.sh script then collects the working system files in one or more compressed tar balls, excluding transient information directories such as /proc and /sys. You can also exclude unwanted information directories or individual files using tar's --exclude=/directory/file option.
The backup script, glucopy.sh, creates the /glucopy directory, copies partition information into sys_partitions.txt, and optionally makes a copy of the MBR in
mbr.bin. This information is useful in case all or parts of the MBR need to be restored. The system directories are placed on the larger partition in /mnt2/glucopy. The scripts also copy the backup/restore scripts, /glucopy.sh and /glurestore.sh, and the sfdisk program.
Overall, Glucopy-glurestore is a reliable set of scripts that any GNU/Linux user can use to back up and restore their system. The documentation provides clear instructions on how to use the scripts effectively.
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