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--- sparky_backup_core [2017/03/05 20:51] – pavroo
+++ sparky_backup_core [2018/03/05 23:02] – [Shortcuts] pavroo
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 ===== Sparky Backup Core =====
-Sparky Backup Core is a tool which lets you backup your existing Sparky installation, and create a new iso image of it. The tool is based and forked from Remastersys.
+Sparky Backup Core lets you backup your existing Sparky installation, and create a new iso image of it. The tool is based and forked from Remastersys.
 ==== Installation ====
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 Usage of the 'sparkybackup' tool in a text mode is manuall only, means all preperations have to be done step by step by you, before starting the process.
-=== Step 1 - Configuration ===
+=== Step 1 - Basic configuration ===
 The tool configuration is placed in /etc directory:
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    /etc/sparkybackup/sparkybackup.conf
-Edit the file with a text editor, as root and change some options:
+Edit the file by a text editor, as root, and change some options as you like:
 a. Working directory (make sure you need up to 20 GB of space to create 4GB iso image):
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 I do not suggest to change the live system user name, simply leave is as it is (live).
-=== Step 2 - Desktop config ===
+=== Step 2 - Desktop configuration ===
-=== Step 3 ===
+Your desktop configuration should be copied to the /etc/skel directory to use it in a new live system.
-==== Tricks & Tips ====
+Simply copy (as root) any desktop environment or window manager configuration to skel, for example:
-=== Tip 1 ===
+JWM:
-The script can build an iso image from self compressed squashfs (done during the whole prosess) which **CAN NOT** be bigger then 3.99 GB. It means if the building process stops with a message:
+   sudo cp ~/HOME/.jwmrc /etc/skel/
-   The compressed filesystem is larger than the iso9660 specification allows for a single file. You must try to reduce the amount of data you are backing up and try again.
+Openbox:
-you have to remove some stuff from the system and try again.
+   sudo cp ~/HOME/.config/openbox/* /etc/skel/.config/openbox/
-=== Tip 2 ===
+etc., etc.
-The tool builds BIOS compatible iso system as default. If you would like to build the iso image which will be BIOS and UEFI compatible, you have to:
+Make sure that the target folder do exist in the 'skel' directory.
-a. Create 'offline' folder in the system's /home directory:
+=== Step 3 - Building process ===
-   sudo mkdir -p /home/offline
-b. Change the folder owner to you (an option, can be managed as root):
+After changing all your custom setting, the building process can be started via the command:
-   sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/offline
-(change $USER to your user name)
+   sudo sparkybackup dist
-c. Download deb packages from Debian 'testing' repository:
+Building with no errors will place your new iso image, package list and check sum files in your working directory. Copy them to other location, before buildning next one.
-bit (amd64): efibootmgr, grub-efi, grub-efi-amd64, grub-efi-amd64-bin, libefiboot1, libefivar1
+=== Step 4 - Cleaning ===
-bit (i386): efibootmgr, grub-efi, grub-efi-ia32, grub-efi-ia32-bin, libefiboot1, libefivar1
+After the building process been completed, and you copied the iso and other stuff to a diffent location, you **HAVE** to clean the working directory **BEFORE** making another iso image:
-and place them in the /home/offline folder.
+   sudo sparkybackup clean
-Make sure that the placed debs are in the same versions as available by APT before building the new iso.
+==== Shortcuts ====
-=== Tip 3 ===
+Starting from version 20171009, the tool got text line shortcuts called "spb", for example:
-Do not place much stuff in the /etc/skel directory. It breaks the live system and it won't start.
+  * spb dist = sparkybackup dist
+  * spb clean = sparkybackup clean
+  * spb edit = nano /etc/sparkybackup/sparkybackup.conf
+  * spb cache = apt-get autoremove + apt-get clean + aptitude purge ~c
-=== Tip 4 ===
-If your machine is a few (or more) years old, and can't handle with strong 'xz' compresssion, change it to 'gz'. It works faster, but creates 20-30 % bigger iso image than using 'xz'.
-To change compression type, edit the configuration file (by any text editor):
-   sudo nano /etc/sparkybackup/sparkybackup.conf
-and change the line from:
-   SQUASHFSOPTS="-no-recovery -comp xz -always-use-fragments -b 1M"
-to:
-   SQUASHFSOPTS="-no-recovery -always-use-fragments -b 1M"
-=== Tip 5 ===
-Used personal stuff for customization (wallpaers, themes, etc.) have to be placed in system directories, but NOT in your /home - it will be not copied to the new iso directory.
-Put your stuff in dirs, such as:
-/opt/
-/usr/share/wallpapers/
-/usr/share/themes/
+You should also read [[tricks_tips|Tricks & Tips]] page.

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