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Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by mrsareen »

Came across this fantastic utility that is completely FOSS. Intent was to upgrade my smaller SSD to 1TB. Stumbled upon foxclone.com

Experts from the site :

"FoxClone is a Linux based image backup, restore and clone tool using a simple point and click interface. Booted from its' own linux system, it takes images of the partitions on your hard disk (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) and stores them for later restoration. Image files can optionally be compressed to save space."

The software worked blazingly fast as SSD's were employed at both ends that too without a single error! I booted from the new SSD and was blown away with the ease of overall process.

The creator of the software has declined my request to reimburse in any way possible. Hence I'm sharing it with HN for all Linux users.

Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by Ahch1eep »

mrsareen wrote: post #2

Came across this fantastic utility that is completely FOSS. Intent was to upgrade my smaller SSD to 1TB. Stumbled upon foxclone.com Experts from the site : "FoxClone is a Linux based image backup, restore and clone tool using a simple point and click interface. Booted from its' own linux system, it takes images of the partitions on your hard disk (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) and stores them for later restoration.…

Thanks for sharing.

It's unclear from reading the site : does it offer anything more than `dd` would allow, or is the added value primarily to be a ready to use interface for those less used to unix tools?

Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by m463 »

Ahch1eep wrote: post #3
mrsareen wrote: post #2

Came across this fantastic utility that is completely FOSS. Intent was to upgrade my smaller SSD to 1TB. Stumbled upon foxclone.com Experts from the site : "FoxClone is a Linux based image backup, restore and clone tool using a simple point and click interface. Booted from its' own linux system, it takes images of the partitions on your hard disk (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) and stores them for later restoration.…

Thanks for sharing. It's unclear from reading the site : does it offer anything more than `dd` would allow, or is the added value primarily to be a ready to use interface for those less used to unix tools?

I mostly used dd in the past, but more recently I found learning e2image can save you a bunch of time copying specific linux partitions.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Disk_cloning

Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by mrsareen »

Ahch1eep wrote: post #3
mrsareen wrote: post #2

Came across this fantastic utility that is completely FOSS. Intent was to upgrade my smaller SSD to 1TB. Stumbled upon foxclone.com Experts from the site : "FoxClone is a Linux based image backup, restore and clone tool using a simple point and click interface. Booted from its' own linux system, it takes images of the partitions on your hard disk (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) and stores them for later restoration.…

Thanks for sharing. It's unclear from reading the site : does it offer anything more than `dd` would allow, or is the added value primarily to be a ready to use interface for those less used to unix tools?

You're most welcome, this is laid out as a simple point & click GUI tool that anyone can burn and boot from. The author's main intent is to alleviate users from somewhat unfriendly UI of Clonezilla. I used this for ubuntu based pop-os

Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by qalmakka »

I haven't reinstalled Linux in years; usually, if I want to migrate my install somewhere else I use one of the following approaches:

- `rsync -qaHAXS src dest` - `btrfs/zfs send/recv`

Lately I standardized around ZFS, so I've moved several times my install using send and receive (even using SSH) and it's beautiful.

Re: Easily replicate/clone your Linux install

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Post by idclip »

qalmakka wrote: post #7

I haven't reinstalled Linux in years; usually, if I want to migrate my install somewhere else I use one of the following approaches: - `rsync -qaHAXS src dest` - `btrfs/zfs send/recv` Lately I standardized around ZFS, so I've moved several times my install using send and receive (even using SSH) and it's beautiful.

Can you write up a tutorial please?
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