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 June 30th;
- Linux kernel updated to release 5.7.6;
- The xen-tools package is included;
- The Partclone partition cloning utility has been updated to version 0.3.14. Updated code to support xfs filesystem;
- The exfat-fuse package has been removed from the distribution, since exFAT support is now included in the main Linux kernel;
- Improved work with linuxefi/initrdefi and linux/initrd in GRUB settings.
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