CrucibleWDS For Linux

CrucibleWDS is an open source and web-based software project, a managed computer imaging solution designed for cloning Linux, as well as Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 installations. It has a strong focus on schools and small businesses.

Key features include the ability to install on GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems, NTFS filesystem support, EXT filesystem support, Unicast and Multicast support, automatic computer renaming after the imaging process, as well as comprehensive documentation.

In addition to the above, CrucibleWDS comes with a powerful and easy-to-use web-based interface that allows users to add, delete, search or import hosts, manage groups, images, users, tasks, and configure various settings of the project. It supports all major web browsers.

Another interesting feature is that the software is distributed as a Live CD ISO image that allows you to perform various tasks directly from a CD disc or USB thumb drive. With the ISO image, you will be able to download or upload a disk image, access the client console, add a host, perform hardware diagnostics, as well as to use the On Demand functionality, which will download the necessary scripts to imaging and cloning operations.

CrucibleWDS is a cross-platform application that supports both GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. It can be easily and quickly installed on both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of the aforementioned OSes, and it is accessible via a web-based interface.

CrucibleWDS is described by its developers as a free Norton Ghost alternative, designed from the ground up to act as a disk cloning, imaging and deployment program that can be used with one of a thousand computers.