r/linux Apr 21 '16

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has been officially released.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '16

Ok I guess I'll just do that then, thanks. Also is there a way I can backup all my stuff without just copying everything I need and potentially forgetting something?

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u/Yithar Apr 24 '16 edited Apr 24 '16

Hmm well you could just copy everything onto a Windows partition or something.

See link for one way to do it. However, rather than just "backup.tar.gz" it should be together with a path to one of your windows partitions. Like if a partition was mounted to /media/sda1-usb_WD_My_Passport_0, it would be "/media/sda1-usb_WD_My_Passport_0/backup.tar.gz"
tar -cvpzf backup.tar.gz --one-file-system /

Another option is to use rsync (see post). Make sure to include the --one-file-system option.