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Best system backup solution for ubuntu 12.10?

I was windows user for a long time and recently switched to Ubuntu. I was using acronis to continuously backup my system on windows. My HDD structure looke like that As you see my /home is already ...
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best way to backup a whole dual-boot system [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to make a disk image and restore from it later? I finally have my PC exactly the way i want it, i have spent many hours installing and reinstalling Ubuntu and ...
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Which folders to restore from full system backup after harddisk change?

Which folders do I need to restore from a backup of my Ubuntu 11.10 installation to get the original state back except the harddisk change? Details: I installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my internal SSD-Disk ...
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What features/problems should I look for before writing snapshotting support in a backup tool?

I am currently using ubuntu 11.10, it had deja dup pre-installed on the system, its a backup and restore utility, but it doesn't support snapshots. There is no such tool for snapshotting in ubuntu. I ...
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How I do a system restore?

Problem I Faced I installed something that crashed my Wifi drivers that I compiled earlier. Un-installing the same package doesn't helped. Finally, I re-compiled my wifi drivers and things are good. ...
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Easy backup/restore of installed system?

Is there any easy and open source backup/restore solution for installed (after clear install) Ubuntu system, like Acronis Home backup ?
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How to back up a system?

If I want to make a backup of my entire OS (including but not just my home directory), how do I go about this? Is it as simple as backing up everything in / and then when if I suffer a crash, just ...
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How can I can clone or ghost my system drive to restore it to a bigger HD?

How can I can clone or ghost my Ubuntu System drive to restore it to a bigger HD? something like norton ghost does with NTFS or FAT on Windows GREAT Thanks