This version of the distribution is a testing one

Nov 27, 2014 16:44 GMT  ·  By

Clonezilla Live is a Linux distribution based on DRBL, Partclone, and udpcast that lets users perform bare metal backup and recovery with ease. The developers have just upgraded the system and it's now at version 2.3.1-15.

The team working on Clonezilla still has a number of problems to solve with the distribution and it looks like they are getting closer to the stable version. This is a rather important update, so it won't be long until the dev cycle ends.

"The underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded. This release is based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2014/Nov/25). Package drbl was updated to 2.11.5-drbl1. A mechanism was added to check if i386 library (libc6-i386 or glibc.i686) exists on x86-64 system when running makeboot.sh due to syslinux included in Clonezilla live is 32-bit," reads the official announcement.

The devs have also upgraded the live-boot package. Clonezilla Live is a Linux distribution that does only one thing: bare metal backup and recovery. It's very similar to other, older pieces of cloning software, such as True Image or Norton Ghost.

A complete list of changes, improvements, and fixes can be found in the official announcement. You can download Clonezilla Live 2.3.1-15 right now from Softpedia. This is still a testing version and users might encounter bugs or other problems.