Mephisto Backup v1.6 Released!

Mephisto Backup v1.6 has been released!

New features that are implemented:

1. System backup and home directory backup displays the file size of the backup file. This gives the user the assurance that something is actually working.

2. Less confirmation when restoring from the live cd.

3. Various other bug fixes.

4. Over 3000 lines of code!

5. Checks for UUID and multiple  initrd images before the backup tar file is created so that the user will not have to generate a new backup when it is time to generate the live CD.

6. Supports root partitions that are not /dev/sda1. This offers more flexibility and a larger user audience.

7.Added XFS support.

This program can do simple backups and syncs over a network or locally.It uses tar and rsync in the background. Mephisto Backup was made with the Java programming language. The key feature of this program is the ability to backup your system to an image and copy it to a Linux Live DVD for future restoration. The user can then take that cd and move his or her system to any PC.

Features:

1. Backup your operating system to a Live CD.

2. Restore your OS from the Mephisto Live CD. The live CD is used by Mephisto Backup to Restore your system only.

3. Displays the size of your backup ISO and TAR file after each backup job is ran.

4. Blank DVD-RW’s.

5. Sync between locations and save backup configurations.

6. Burn the backup image to the live cd within the program.

7. Backup Schedules.