Linux distribution release , designed for fast disk cloning (only used blocks are copied). The tasks performed by the distribution are similar to the proprietary Norton Ghost product. Size distribution kit - 277 MB (i686, amd64).
The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses the code of such projects as DRBL, Partition Image, ntfsclone, partclone, udpcast in its work. Boot from CD/DVD, USB Flash and network (PXE) is possible. LVM2 and FS ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, btrfs, f2fs, nilfs2, FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, HFS+, UFS, minix, VMFS3 and VMFS5 (VMWare ESX) are supported. There is a mode of mass cloning over the network, including with the transfer of traffic in multicast mode, which allows you to simultaneously clone the source disk to a large number of client machines. It is possible both to clone from one disk to another, and to create backup copies by saving a disk image to a file. Cloning at the level of entire disks or individual partitions is possible.
In the new version:
- Synchronized with the Debian Sid package base as of April 28th;
- Linux kernel updated to release 5.5.17;
- Provided skipping the line "last-lba:..." for GPT partition tables, which, for example, allows you to clone a 64 GB disk with a 20 GB partition to another disk, 20 GB in size;
- The package includes the pax archiver and the scdaemon package. The pxz package has been replaced with pixz;
- Added batch mode (batch), which, unlike the countdown mode, pauses at rc levels other than 0 to run ocs-run-boot-param;
- Added ocs-live-swap-kernel program to swap kernel and modules in clonezilla live;
- Added the "-z9p" option to the menu in beginner mode, in which instead of the utility used .
Source: opennet.ru