I want a remastering tool, in order to keep an updated iso of my Peppermint installation. Would the Refracta programs work? I'll install them and find out, but I would guess that they do: I am running the Devuan-based Peppermint, and Refracta works in Devuan--that's where I discovered Refracta.
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The short answer is yes, and there are several forum members who prefer this tool.
If you want to keep your system and data backed up and be able to rescue it from a crash, a mishap or a malfunction occurring, Timeshift is an excellent tool, for this purpose.
I use Timeshift and back up my data to an external encrypted disk via a docking station for added peace of mind and security. I have extended the default settings of Timeshift from just taking a snapshot of my root partition to include all my data in my /home to the snapshot.
When we were testing Bookworm back in January this year, with custom software, the initial software install was successful but during subsequence trials the system crashed. I keep x5 daily snapshots, x5 hourly snapshots, and x1 Boot snapshot, of each day.
I plugged in the USB install media and booted to the live desktop and installed Timeshift the USB and launched it and selected from my list of saved snapshots, being daily or hourly snapshots. Going back 2 hours bought up restore screen and estimated the extend of the damage, once evaluated, it asks if you want to continue.
Ten or so minutes later it recorded a successful restore with no faults found, informing me to reboot the system, saved my bacon and the effort needed to re-install. With my custom settings still in situ.
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I tried Refracta on 2 different hard drives with pep-cinna
Both failed
( the same hard drive, in Devuan , Refracta worked properly)
About 5 to 10 seconds before I expected it to end, it just quits.
Checking in end location, ISO folder is empty, WORK folder is full
This is on peppermint cinnamon
On peppermint xfce it worked last time I tried about a month ago
No, for me, timeshift is useless
Thanks for reading
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Hmmm that's is interesting what was the debug results form refracta when it failed. If I remember right... fredsmith mentioned a -d does a debug.....I think, it would interesting to see that log
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Sorry, I can not supply you with info. I cleaned all my HD's from all test-this-and-that
However, I can reassure thar refractasnapshot works on pepdev-xfce clean install of today ( no applications added )
I will not have much time this week for try-this-and-that
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@ Peppermint OS
Just to confirm:
After installing 26 appz and all usual configurations, I tried Refractasnapshot again.
Works perfectly in standard xfce install
See you
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@ Peppermint OS
Did a fresh mini install of cinnamon today.
Refractasnapshot does not work (same hardware as xfce )
If you want me to test something, say so.
Please give very clear instructions as what to...how to...where
Thanks
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I want a remastering tool, in order to keep an updated iso of my Peppermint installation. Would the Refracta programs work? I'll install them and find out, but I would guess that they do: I am running the Devuan-based Peppermint, and Refracta works in Devuan--that's where I discovered Refracta.
The short answer is yes, and there are several forum members who prefer this tool.
If you want to keep your system and data backed up and be able to rescue it from a crash, a mishap or a malfunction occurring, Timeshift is an excellent tool, for this purpose.
I use Timeshift and back up my data to an external encrypted disk via a docking station for added peace of mind and security. I have extended the default settings of Timeshift from just taking a snapshot of my root partition to include all my data in my
/hometo the snapshot.When we were testing Bookworm back in January this year, with custom software, the initial software install was successful but during subsequence trials the system crashed. I keep x5 daily snapshots, x5 hourly snapshots, and x1 Boot snapshot, of each day.
I plugged in the USB install media and booted to the live desktop and installed Timeshift the USB and launched it and selected from my list of saved snapshots, being daily or hourly snapshots. Going back 2 hours bought up restore screen and estimated the extend of the damage, once evaluated, it asks if you want to continue.
Ten or so minutes later it recorded a successful restore with no faults found, informing me to reboot the system, saved my bacon and the effort needed to re-install. With my custom settings still in situ.
I tried Refracta on 2 different hard drives with pep-cinna
Both failed
( the same hard drive, in Devuan , Refracta worked properly)
About 5 to 10 seconds before I expected it to end, it just quits.
Checking in end location, ISO folder is empty, WORK folder is full
This is on peppermint cinnamon
On peppermint xfce it worked last time I tried about a month ago
No, for me, timeshift is useless
Thanks for reading
Hmmm that's is interesting what was the debug results form refracta when it failed. If I remember right... fredsmith mentioned a -d does a debug.....I think, it would interesting to see that log
Sorry, I can not supply you with info. I cleaned all my HD's from all test-this-and-that
However, I can reassure thar refractasnapshot works on pepdev-xfce clean install of today ( no applications added )
I will not have much time this week for try-this-and-that
@ Peppermint OS
Just to confirm:
After installing 26 appz and all usual configurations, I tried Refractasnapshot again.
Works perfectly in standard xfce install
See you
@ Peppermint OS
Did a fresh mini install of cinnamon today.
Refractasnapshot does not work (same hardware as xfce )
If you want me to test something, say so.
Please give very clear instructions as what to...how to...where
Thanks