[nzlug] GParted for recovery CD?

[Daniel Lawson]

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> I have Ubuntu installed and running well on one of my old machines.
> I'm looking for a way to create a snapshot of the system in ISO
> file(s), burn it to a CD (or several CDs), then incase of my system
> turns to mess, I want to be able to use these CDs to restore the
> system.

There is a tool called mondo that will do this for you, which can be
found at http://www.mondorescue.org/

 I've heard mixed stories about its usefulness and reliability however.
Remember that backups are only any use if you do test restores to make
sure they are working!