I want to clone and restore my entire Ubuntu system but I am not sure how to work with partitions
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CURRENT SETTING
I have two different Ubuntu distribution coexisting: a bigger drive with Gallium OS and a smaller one with Ubuntu 18.10.
I first installed Gallium, and later I added Ubuntu. This is how my partitions are divided up.
Disk /dev/sda: 238,5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 6D115618-F5A2-A34B-AD91-2692BBC3AFCA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 8671232 17707007 9035776 4,3G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 20480 53247 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda3 4476928 8671231 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda4 53248 86015 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda5 282624 4476927 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda6 17707008 17739775 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda7 17739776 417049474 399309699 190,4G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda8 86016 118783 32768 16M Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda9 16450 16450 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda10 16451 16451 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda11 64 16447 16384 8M unknown
/dev/sda12 249856 282623 32768 16M EFI System
/dev/sda13 417050624 417052671 2048 1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda14 417052672 500117503 83064832 39,6G Linux filesystem
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
WHAT I WANT TO DO
Clone only Ubuntu (smaller part) into an external drive, which is itself divided into two partition (say sdX1 and sdX2). I actually want to clone Ubuntu into sdX2.
Subsequently I plan to wipe the all computer clean, fresh install Windows 10, and after install Ubuntu 18.10 alongside it. This Ubuntu install should actually be the clone I have on my sdX2
QUESTIONS
- Is it possible (and safe) to do what I am trying to do? Or is it
better to fresh install everything? I have another backup of my home
folder, so I would have to reinstall all programs manually. - Is
ddthe right tool to do this? Or should I use something else? I knowClonezillais a popular alternative but I ran out of external drives.. - How should I go about handling cloning with this partition setup?
dual-boot backup restore dd
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
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CURRENT SETTING
I have two different Ubuntu distribution coexisting: a bigger drive with Gallium OS and a smaller one with Ubuntu 18.10.
I first installed Gallium, and later I added Ubuntu. This is how my partitions are divided up.
Disk /dev/sda: 238,5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 6D115618-F5A2-A34B-AD91-2692BBC3AFCA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 8671232 17707007 9035776 4,3G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 20480 53247 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda3 4476928 8671231 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda4 53248 86015 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda5 282624 4476927 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda6 17707008 17739775 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda7 17739776 417049474 399309699 190,4G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda8 86016 118783 32768 16M Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda9 16450 16450 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda10 16451 16451 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda11 64 16447 16384 8M unknown
/dev/sda12 249856 282623 32768 16M EFI System
/dev/sda13 417050624 417052671 2048 1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda14 417052672 500117503 83064832 39,6G Linux filesystem
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
WHAT I WANT TO DO
Clone only Ubuntu (smaller part) into an external drive, which is itself divided into two partition (say sdX1 and sdX2). I actually want to clone Ubuntu into sdX2.
Subsequently I plan to wipe the all computer clean, fresh install Windows 10, and after install Ubuntu 18.10 alongside it. This Ubuntu install should actually be the clone I have on my sdX2
QUESTIONS
- Is it possible (and safe) to do what I am trying to do? Or is it
better to fresh install everything? I have another backup of my home
folder, so I would have to reinstall all programs manually. - Is
ddthe right tool to do this? Or should I use something else? I knowClonezillais a popular alternative but I ran out of external drives.. - How should I go about handling cloning with this partition setup?
dual-boot backup restore dd
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26
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CURRENT SETTING
I have two different Ubuntu distribution coexisting: a bigger drive with Gallium OS and a smaller one with Ubuntu 18.10.
I first installed Gallium, and later I added Ubuntu. This is how my partitions are divided up.
Disk /dev/sda: 238,5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 6D115618-F5A2-A34B-AD91-2692BBC3AFCA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 8671232 17707007 9035776 4,3G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 20480 53247 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda3 4476928 8671231 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda4 53248 86015 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda5 282624 4476927 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda6 17707008 17739775 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda7 17739776 417049474 399309699 190,4G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda8 86016 118783 32768 16M Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda9 16450 16450 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda10 16451 16451 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda11 64 16447 16384 8M unknown
/dev/sda12 249856 282623 32768 16M EFI System
/dev/sda13 417050624 417052671 2048 1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda14 417052672 500117503 83064832 39,6G Linux filesystem
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
WHAT I WANT TO DO
Clone only Ubuntu (smaller part) into an external drive, which is itself divided into two partition (say sdX1 and sdX2). I actually want to clone Ubuntu into sdX2.
Subsequently I plan to wipe the all computer clean, fresh install Windows 10, and after install Ubuntu 18.10 alongside it. This Ubuntu install should actually be the clone I have on my sdX2
QUESTIONS
- Is it possible (and safe) to do what I am trying to do? Or is it
better to fresh install everything? I have another backup of my home
folder, so I would have to reinstall all programs manually. - Is
ddthe right tool to do this? Or should I use something else? I knowClonezillais a popular alternative but I ran out of external drives.. - How should I go about handling cloning with this partition setup?
dual-boot backup restore dd
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
CURRENT SETTING
I have two different Ubuntu distribution coexisting: a bigger drive with Gallium OS and a smaller one with Ubuntu 18.10.
I first installed Gallium, and later I added Ubuntu. This is how my partitions are divided up.
Disk /dev/sda: 238,5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 6D115618-F5A2-A34B-AD91-2692BBC3AFCA
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sda1 8671232 17707007 9035776 4,3G Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda2 20480 53247 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda3 4476928 8671231 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda4 53248 86015 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda5 282624 4476927 4194304 2G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda6 17707008 17739775 32768 16M ChromeOS kernel
/dev/sda7 17739776 417049474 399309699 190,4G ChromeOS root fs
/dev/sda8 86016 118783 32768 16M Microsoft basic data
/dev/sda9 16450 16450 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda10 16451 16451 1 512B ChromeOS reserved
/dev/sda11 64 16447 16384 8M unknown
/dev/sda12 249856 282623 32768 16M EFI System
/dev/sda13 417050624 417052671 2048 1M BIOS boot
/dev/sda14 417052672 500117503 83064832 39,6G Linux filesystem
Partition table entries are not in disk order.
WHAT I WANT TO DO
Clone only Ubuntu (smaller part) into an external drive, which is itself divided into two partition (say sdX1 and sdX2). I actually want to clone Ubuntu into sdX2.
Subsequently I plan to wipe the all computer clean, fresh install Windows 10, and after install Ubuntu 18.10 alongside it. This Ubuntu install should actually be the clone I have on my sdX2
QUESTIONS
- Is it possible (and safe) to do what I am trying to do? Or is it
better to fresh install everything? I have another backup of my home
folder, so I would have to reinstall all programs manually. - Is
ddthe right tool to do this? Or should I use something else? I knowClonezillais a popular alternative but I ran out of external drives.. - How should I go about handling cloning with this partition setup?
dual-boot backup restore dd
dual-boot backup restore dd
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
asked Jan 14 at 11:38
Fede9390Fede9390
11
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Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26
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Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26
Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26
Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26
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Possible? Yes. Safe? No method of cloning and/or reinstalling an OS is "safe" - they are all deliberately the opposite. Your proposed method is certainly worth a try, and I think it will work. I gently suggest a second (non-cloned) data backup on a separate media in case of a typo or other awful mistake. This is precisely the time you want to go belt-and-suspenders.
– user535733
Jan 14 at 16:26