Installing Clonezilla on Alpine Linux Latest

Clonezilla is a free and open-source tool used to backup, restore or clone disk partitions on a computer. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Clonezilla on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

To install Clonezilla on Alpine Linux Latest, you will need:

  • A running instance of Alpine Linux Latest.
  • The sudo access for the user account.

Step 1: Update the Package Repository

Before installing Clonezilla on Alpine Linux Latest, update the package repository using the following command:

sudo apk update

Step 2: Install Required Dependencies

Clonezilla requires a few dependencies that should be installed before proceeding with the Clonezilla installation. Use the following command to install them:

sudo apk add perl bash bzip2 mtools lsscsi syslinux gawk gdisk

Step 3: Download Clonezilla ISO File

Next, download the Clonezilla ISO file from the official website: http://clonezilla.org/downloads.php

Once the download is complete, move the ISO file to the specified directory. Let’s assume that the ISO file is named clonezilla-live-20220607-hirsute.iso and is placed in the /opt directory.

Step 4: Mount the ISO File

Here, we will mount the Clonezilla ISO file by creating a mount point directory and then mounting the ISO file in that directory.

Create the mount point directory:

sudo mkdir /mnt/clonezilla

Mount the Clonezilla ISO file:

sudo mount -o loop /opt/clonezilla-live-20220607-hirsute.iso /mnt/clonezilla/

Step 5: Copy the Required Files

After mounting the Clonezilla ISO file, you need to copy the required files to the boot directory by using the following command:

sudo rsync -avhP /mnt/clonezilla/live/ /mnt/

Step 6: Create the Clonezilla Menu Entry

Once you’ve copied the required files, create a menu entry for Clonezilla:

sudo echo "LABEL clonezilla-live-menu
MENU LABEL Clonezilla Live
KERNEL /live/vmlinuz
APPEND initrd=/live/initrd.img boot=live union=overlay username=user
IPAPPEND 2
TIMEOUT 300" >> /boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg

Step 7: Reboot Your System

You can reboot your system using the following command:

sudo reboot

Once your system boots up, you will see the Clonezilla menu entry in the boot menu. Choose the Clonezilla option to boot into Clonezilla and start using it.

That’s it! You have successfully installed Clonezilla on Alpine Linux Latest.