4. Backing up

Backups of your system can be done manually. Typically, saving a tar.gz copy of your home directory and a copy of /etc/sidious.config is sufficient. If you have installed programs in /opt, /apps, or other locations, making tar files of these is a good idea as well.

A typical recover sequence might be something like this:

1. Using the CD, install from scratch again.
2. Replace /etc/sidious.config with the saved one (this restores all settings, fstab, swap space, rc.local.)
3. Use adduser to create your /etc/passwd entry again.
4. Untar home directories and any other tarred backups.