Some computer FAQ mostly Linux/Mac

Linux Backup Images to DVD
Type in Terminal (on separate lines or in one line seperates by semi-colons the following:-

mkisofs -R -o opt_20030831.iso /opt;
mkisofs -R -o var_20030831.iso /var;
mkisofs -R -o home_20030831.iso /home/Images/;
dvdrecord -dao speed=2 dev=1,0,0 /home/username/*.iso

mkisofs -R -o opt_20030831.iso /opt;mkisofs -R -o var_20030831.iso /var;mkisofs -R -o home_20030831.iso /home/Images/;dvdrecord -dao speed=2 dev=1,0,0 /home/username/*.iso



This will take /opt /var /home/Images /home/username and end up with a DVD backup of those directories

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