Does SUSE linux or other linux distro has it own full entire system backup and also full restoration command? without using any third software such as acronis.

For AIX, u have mksysb.
For AS400, u have go save option 21.

u may use tarball.

rsync

No.

Full snapshot backup is not available in any linux distro. You have to use third party software for that.

mount you drive on /mnt/backup

noted tq

https://www.suse.com/documentation/sled-12/...ha_snapper.html

thanks bro! didn't know of such an application. I will test it out.

It has been implemented for about few years for SUSE and openSUSE now, snapper is enabled by default provided users choose btrfs for their fs in choice during their fresh installation. Pretty handy to roll back to any working point during grub.

or else u can try dd...simple yet powerful

The scenario i tried is backup from 1 machine to another machine. I use dd and it didnt work, maybe i didnt use the method correctly.

Most of the commands/techinques above are more to recover on the same machine right?

can use on ubuntu server?

tar backup

Yes, SUSE Linux and other Linux distributions have built-in tools for creating full system backups and performing full system restoration. These tools are typically command-line based and are used to create disk images or snapshots of the entire system.


Here are a few examples of such tools:

1. SUSE Linux (YaST):
• SUSE Linux has the YaST (Yet another Setup Tool) utility, which includes backup and restore options. You can use the YaST command-line interface (yast) to access these features.

2. Debian/Ubuntu (dpkg):
• Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions provide the dpkg tool for creating backups of installed packages and their configurations. You can use dpkg --get-selections to list installed packages and dpkg --set-selections to restore them.

3. Red Hat-based (RPM):
• Red Hat-based distributions (like Fedora and CentOS) use the rpm package manager. You can use rpm -qa to list installed packages and yum reinstall to restore packages.

4. tar:
• The tar command can be used to create full backups of directories and files. It doesn’t create an image of the entire system but can be useful for archiving and restoring files.

5. dd:
• The dd command can be used to create disk images, essentially capturing the contents of a partition or entire disk. You can use it to backup and restore a full system.

6. Timeshift:
• While not built into all distributions, Timeshift is a popular tool for creating and restoring system snapshots. It’s commonly used on Linux systems.

Some specialized backup solutions like Acronis or mksysb on AIX, can create backups of packages and configurations, but you might need to combine them with other tools and procedures to fully replicate the capabilities of dedicated backup solutions.

please carefully review documentation and guides for each specific distribution to understand how to use their built-in backup and restore tools effectively.