[valtam]

At some point, we're going to have to include a system restore tool for Linux Lite. Given that our OS is aimed at new folk to linux, this feature is not only expected, but will prove to be a life saver for getting people out of a mess.

Systemback - http://www.unixmen.com/systemback-restor...ous-state/
Timeshift - http://www.teejeetech.in/p/timeshift.html

The following is a community Poll to gauge how you feel about either piece of software and why you like it.

Thank you for your contributions :)

[rokytnji]

Voted systembackup after reading your links.

I do not use either. So cannot really comment Jerry. I have a personal way I have locked away in my pastebin for taking snapshots of my install to a external drive using dd. Then zipping it up. Then using a live cd to restore  from external hard drive using
using gunzip and dd again.

[greenisland]

I voted Systemback. I have been using it successfully for several months to create live-usb versions of my system (including user data) which I then use to set up other computers. I have not yet tried to use it to restore a system on the same computer for which a backup was made.  But knowing that I have a live-usb version seems to me a step of confidence above a normal backup.  If the error is so great that the system cannot be booted, then would not Timeshift would have a problem? (how would you boot up and how then restore?)

[Coastie]

Both look a little complicated for a newby including including me after using Linux since January 2014. I use Deja Dup but have never had to use it to restore. I manually backup before a new install .mozilla, .thunderbird, documents, music, pictures, sounds, and videos.

If Deja Dups was preset to backup those or similar files, it would easy for a newby to just stick in a flash drive and have it save to it. The problem I have had with Deja Dup is that it keeps backups too long and does not delete old backups when it get low on space as it is suppose to do. I have to go in and manually delete old backups. I probably should just use a bigger flash drive.  ;D

[justme2]

I have voted for Systemback on the basis of the content of the links provided, as I have not actually used either. However, Systemback  looks more akin to Windows System Restore and I think I would be more comfortable with it. Currently I make system images after each update of Linux Lite, by booting Clonezilla Live from a USB memory stick and that has given me 100% success in restoring an image, after I've messed up the system *whilst not knowing what I was doing*.

I do like the option of making a Live system from Systemback though.

[TMG1961]

I dont use either of them. Dont even know them. I make a weekly backup of .thunderbird and documents. I create an image with clonezilla once a month and use that to restore laptop. Then put back documents and .thunderbird folder and then i am ready to go.

[valtam]

Great feedback so far, thank you folks :)

[Trip]

I've not used any backup software on Linux like this but Systemback can also be run via CLI and has livecd/usb creation built in by the looks of it.
Out of the two, that's the one that I would probably try first :)

[avj]

I am not familiar with either of them either, but I chose Systemback because it seemed to be the more intuitive of the two, and I have to admit I like the way it looks better too.  Looks aside I like that it can make a live cd/dvd of the system, that is a major plus to me.

[Shady]

I never used neither of them but looking at the links..

I voted for Systemback

Systemback - I like the look of it and you can pick and choose which files to include and exclude in the system restore.

Timeshift - you don't get to choose what to restore, you're stuck only restoring system files and settings.  Documents, pictures and music are excluded, which is a turn off for me.