Backup/restore strategy

[NoOp]

On 10/07/2014 11:29 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> Getting ready to do a dist upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04.  I did a test 
> run on my laptop and except for a couple of minor glitches it seemed to 
> go well.
> 
> When I do my desktop I want to be sure I can easily restore the system 
> to its condition before I tried the upgrade. I use BackInTime (root) for 
> my backups. I backup everything except cdrom, dev, lost&found, media, 
> mnt, proc, run, sys and tmp to an external usb drive.
> 
> If something goes wrong can I re-install 12.04, install back-in-time and 
> restore from the usb drive. Telling it to over write everything and end 
> up with 12.04 just like it was before the attempted upgrade?
> 
> Regards,  Jim
> 
> 

I recommend making a 'markings' file either via synaptic (File|Save
Markings As| - be *sure* to check 'Save full state, not only changes')
or via terminal:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReinstallingSamePackages

<http://askubuntu.com/questions/9135/best-way-to-backup-all-settings-list-of-installed-packages-tweaks-etc>