casper-snapshot poorly documented
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| casper (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: casper
man casper-snapshot says:
-d, —device DEVICE
sets the device where the media which the snapshot/
casper-snapshot produces a casper-sn.cpio.gz - but what am I supposed to do with it so that it is actually picked up by the Live USB system, used during boot and resynced at each shutdown?
I have been trying to find out for a long time where on my Live USB stick I am supposed to "move it", but I can't seem to figure out "where it is needed".
Please clarify the man page and please actually test the casper-sn.cpio.gz feature end-to-end in order to ensure that it actually works as intended.
| Clint Byrum (clint-fewbar) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in casper (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Hi probono, Thanks for making this bug report and working with us to make Ubuntu Better,
I know its been a long time, and I hope you were able to find your way to casper happiness before now. The man page for 'casper' itself details how to use the snapshots:
"Casper will look for persistent and snapshot partitions or files labeled "casper-rw", "home-rw", and files called "casper-sn*", "home-sn*" and will try to, in order: mount as /cow the first, mount the second in /home, and just copy the contents of the latter in appropriate locations (snapshots). Snapshots will be tried to be updated on reboot/shutdown. Look at casper-snapshot(1) for more informations."
casper is listed in the "SEE ALSO" on the casper-snapshot man page.
Marking status as "Won't Fix", and Importance as "Wishlist"