08-07-2022, 11:02 AM
Yes, I think it would be possible. With a recent timeshift snapshot on an external disk, the following sequence could work in the event of system disk failure.
I'd want to test it *before* I needed it.
1 Remove the original failed system disk
2 Fit a replacement disk
3 Boot from live media
4 Install system from the live media - I'd do this to get the partitioning sizes and booting right - especially if the replacement disk is different.
5 Use timeshift to change the system files on the replacement disk to match the snapshot.
If the snapshot wasn't recent, running full updates on the new install instead of step 5 would have a similar effect and I'd probably opt for that.
I'd want to test it *before* I needed it.
1 Remove the original failed system disk
2 Fit a replacement disk
3 Boot from live media
4 Install system from the live media - I'd do this to get the partitioning sizes and booting right - especially if the replacement disk is different.
5 Use timeshift to change the system files on the replacement disk to match the snapshot.
If the snapshot wasn't recent, running full updates on the new install instead of step 5 would have a similar effect and I'd probably opt for that.
stevef
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