Recovery CD and Secuity/Audit CD

[ian_r_h]

Hi, all,

I've searched the manual and forum but with no joy.

I'm wondering whether it is worth downloading and burning a couple of CDs/DVDs as part of covering contingencies around security and disaster recovery.  From the little I've been able to glean online (still being relatively new to Linux), there are a couple of options which may be relevant to my needs.  But I'm hoping someone else has already thought about this.  My set up is perhaps a little unusual, in that I have opted for full-HD encryption at installation because I am using laptops.  I should stress, that at this time I am having no problems with my installations - I'm just thinking ahead.

1)  In the event that LL won't boot from HD, is it worth having a bootable disaster recovery USB, CD or DVD?  Would the Live USB / DVD perform this function anyway?  One option looks like it could be, for example, SystemRescueCD.

2)  In the event that I suspect malicious activity - or to routinely audit outside of booting from the HD installation - is it worth having a bootable security/auditing USB, CD or DVD?  In this instance I am thinking about Auditor, for example.

3)  Alternatively, might I be able to burn LL 3.6 or LL 3.8 live USB or DVD using systemback having built a bespoke system on my test unit?  If so, which programs would others think good to install?  Note that my personal preference is to restrict downloads to the official repos.

Many thanks,
Ian

[Paul74]

Hi,

No problem to burn LL on USB unit, I did that using "Etcher" without any problem.
I ,used this LL on USB both to :
- try new version LL 4.0
- install LL 4.0 on 2 PC's

I keep this USB key in case of disaster to be able to boot from to correct (if possible....) problems with installations...even Windows PC of some family members.

(Excuse my poor american language )

[Mart]

Hi Paul74

Your written language is pretty good.

Just one correction, if I may. There is no such language as 'american'. There are American expressions and idioms but there is no such thing as an American language per se.

The language you are using is English - the language of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Jerry Bezencon.

Knowing how proud the French are of their language, I hope you will forgive me my petite impolitesse.

Regards

Mart

[Paul74]

Hi Mart,

Thanks for your remark.
If I say "american" instead "english", I just tell you a small story :
A long time ago (I am now 70), I was back to Europe after 2 months of vacation in western US (Colorado, Utah, NewMexico, Nevada) and had to connect at London, as I was a little bit late, I asked for my way to a nice hostess and I said "hi, could you tell me......" and she replied "Yes, SIR .....

[justme2]

Hi Paul74,
A bit off topic for the original discussion, but no doubt you are aware of the vast regional dialects to be found around the UK, some of which even I have difficulty in understanding. Your hostess may have responded 'Yes chuck', 'Yes duck', 'Yes melove' or any other number of expressions.
Similarly in France, I can usually make myself understood but invariably fail to understand the reply!
There is of course American English which can differ wildly from standard English, as any American dictionary or thesaurus will show.

[Paul74]

Anyway, we all "speak" and understand Linux.......

[Mart]

Bonjour Paul74

Nice to hear your replies and your story.

Yes, you're right - Linux is a universal language and a great connector of people.