How do I go about backing up MIINT 5

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Re: How do I go about backing up MIINT 5

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You can actually make a live CD of your current installation with remastesys. You can reinstall your current installation from the live CD just like you would install any other distro, except it will have all your stuff there after installing. Add

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deb http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/repository remastersys/
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sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
and it will be in Synaptic after refreshing the repos.
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Remastersys doesn't make you reinstall any software. Whatever you have installed now will be there when you install from the remastersys live CD. You are reinstalling your exact installation as it is when you make the live CD.
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Re: How do I go about backing up MIINT 5

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Including home directory?
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Andy Mack wrote:Including home directory?
Yes.
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