https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Kenmcl2 2026-05-02T10:41:03Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.40.0 https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Create_a_Bootable_Device&diff=18803 2021-04-08T02:43:58Z

<p>Kenmcl2: /* Rufus / Windows */ new section</p> <hr /> <div>Is it just me or is this page very confusing and in need of a major cleanup? (I'm volunteering if I get some kind of consensus from other people.)<br /> <br /> == Rufus / Windows ==<br /> <br /> I've also just made a USB stick wth Rufus that worked fine the first time. Minor point: the cluster size was 8192, probably because I used a bigger (16GB) stick.<br /> --[[User:Kenmcl2|Kenmcl2]] ([[User talk:Kenmcl2|talk]]) 02:43, 8 April 2021 (UTC)</div>

Kenmcl2 https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/w/index.php?title=Back_Up_a_Flash_Memory_Installation&diff=18802 2021-04-08T01:48:27Z

<p>Kenmcl2: spelling: received</p> <hr /> <div>If you have installed Alpine Linux on flash memory, such as a CF card or USB stick, you may wish to create a backup. <br /> <br /> This procedure may also be used to migrate an Alpine Linux installation from one form of flash media to another.<br /> <br /> == Install Alpine Linux on the backup medium ==<br /> <br /> Follow the instructions at [[Create a Bootable USB]] to install Alpine Linux on the backup medium (CF/USB). Install the same version of Alpine Linux as you have on the running system (you can determine this using the command &quot;cat /etc/alpine-release&quot;).<br /> <br /> <br /> == Copy over the cache directory ==<br /> <br /> If you have [[Alpine Linux package management#Local_Cache |enabled APK caching]] for packages that are downloaded over the Internet, then you should copy over the &quot;cache&quot; directory from the running system to your backup medium.<br /> <br /> For example, if the backup medium is labeled &quot;sdb&quot; (use the command &quot;dmesg&quot; to see what name your recently inserted device has received), and the system is booted from USB, you would run:<br /> <br /> {{Cmd|mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt<br /> cp -a /media/usbdisk/cache /mnt/<br /> umount /mnt}}<br /> <br /> == Copy over the configuration overlay file (apkovl) ==<br /> <br /> All the custom configuration of your system is stored in a file named HOSTNAME.apkovl.tar.gz, where HOSTNAME is the locally configured hostname of the system (see the file /etc/hostname).<br /> <br /> Simply copy this file to the root of your backup medium.<br /> <br /> For example, if the backup medium is labeled &quot;sdb&quot; (use the command &quot;dmesg&quot; to see what name your recently inserted device has received), and the system is booted from USB, you would run:<br /> <br /> {{Cmd|mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt<br /> cp -a /media/usbdisk/*.apkovl.tar.gz /mnt/<br /> umount /mnt}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:LBU]]<br /> [[Category:Installation]]</div>

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