Recovery guide for a SysLinuxOS system that no longer boots because GRUB is corrupted, overwritten (typically after installing Windows in dual-boot), or was never installed correctly. This covers SysLinuxOS’s standard btrfs layout, with the root filesystem in the @ subvolume and @home kept separate. When you need this The PC shows error: no such device or drops straight into a… Leggi tutto »Restoring GRUB on SysLinuxOS (btrfs with subvolumes)
SysLinuxOS 13.3 ships in both MATE and Gnome editions. Compared to 13.2 it brings a long list of under-the-hood fixes, but the real headline of this release is something else: for the first time, an agentic AI is natively built into the Live session, ready to work on the real running system, disks, filesystems, services, logs with nothing to install… Leggi tutto »SysLinuxOS 13.3
How many times have you had a problem on your Linux system and knew exactly what you wanted to do, but not the exact command, the right flags, or the syntax of that one tool you use once every six months? terminal-system exists for that: describe the problem in natural language, an AI assistant (Claude Code or Codex, called non-interactively… Leggi tutto »Terminal-system AI assistant (Claude Code, Codex) for your Linux system
Anyone who works on Cisco or Huawei routers/switches over SSH knows an AI assistant like Claude Code or Codex should never touch the device directly — no access, no risk of a wrong command hitting a production box. But it can be a genuinely useful second pair of eyes if it can see what you type and respond in real… Leggi tutto »Terminal-router AI assistants (Claude Code, Codex) on Cisco/Huawei routers
Starting with distroclone 1.4.10 and distroclone-backup 1.3.4, the two tools are fully interoperable on btrfs filesystems. DistroClone can build a live ISO directly from the rootfs cache created by DistroClone Backup, bypassing the live rsync clone step entirely. This guide explains the technical architecture behind the feature, when to use it, and how btrfs subvolume layout affects both tools. Why… Leggi tutto »Build a Live ISO from DistroClone Backup Cache
I am excited to announce that the official SysLinuxOS AP is now live and publicly accessible. All SysLinuxOS tools and packages are now installable and upgradable directly via apt, with GPG signature verification and automatic updates. What it is The SysLinuxOS-Tools repository is a GPG-signed APT repository hosted on GitHub Pages and managed with reprepro. It distributes the packages developed… Leggi tutto »SysLinuxOS Official APT Repository Now Live
SysLinuxOS – Snapshot Management Guide 1. Introduction SysLinuxOS 13.2 uses btrfs as its default filesystem and integrates snapper, grub-btrfs, and the syslinuxos-rollback helper to provide automatic, GRUB-bootable filesystem snapshots. Every time the system is updated or a snapshot is created manually, a copy of the root filesystem is stored in /.snapshots. These snapshots appear as boot entries in the… Leggi tutto »SysLinuxOS Snapshot Management Guide
SysLinuxOS 13.2 there was no more time This release is not a simple update, but it is the “14” version that I had in mind, a real epochal change. There was no more time and I didn’t want to wait any longer. SysLinuxOS 13.2 is a substantial revision of how the system handles storage, backups, recovery, and boot. The release… Leggi tutto »SysLinuxOS 13.2 Revolution
distroClone and distroClone-backup: A Complete System Protection Strategy for Debian-Based Distributions Anyone maintaining a customised GNU/Linux system eventually faces two distinct but related needs: a reliable backup to restore from in case of failure, and a bootable live ISO to deploy on new machines or preserve as a system snapshot. Until now, covering both scenarios required separate tools and manual… Leggi tutto »Guide to distroClone and distroClone-backup
DistroClone Backup & Restore In the development of SysLinuxOS, one recurring need was a reliable way to snapshot and restore a system quickly — not just for users, but also during testing and ISO development.That is how DistroClone Backup & Restore was born: a graphical, incremental backup tool designed specifically for Debian-based systems. It is the companion utility to DistroClone… Leggi tutto »DistroClone Backup & Restore
