Program for creating a live-CD from MX Linux and antiX running system

JUST TO CLARIFY, this program is meant for MX Linux and antiX it won't work on another other system without considerable modifications because other systems don't have the infrastructure needed to run this program. Don't try to install the deb it won't work and might ruin your system.

mx-snapshot [options]

Program used for creating functional ISO images from the running system. You can later on install/burn the ISO image on a USB flashdrive or a DVD (depending on the size of the image). Use MX Live USB Maker (GUI) or live-usb-maker (CLI tool) to burn the resulting image.

The tool has basically two different modes: - Preserving accounts -- used for full backups and reinstallations. Takes a full image, includes user accounts and documents in /home folder (By default, to save space, it excludes ~/.VirtualBox folder). - Reset accounts -- for ISOs meant to be distributed to others. It doesn't save user account info, network settings, and doesn't save any files in /home folder. The resulting ISO is as close as possible to the official release with the difference that you can customize it by updating, installing, or removing programs and changing global settings (typically files in /etc/ folder).

By default the program starts with a GUI (program window), it can run in terminal (CLI) if launched with -c or --cli option.

This tool is not actively tested on any other systems, it might or might not work, it might or might not break things. Basically, we don't recommend it for anything other than MX or antiX compatible systems.

• -h, --help
  Displays this help.

• -v, --version
  Displays version information.

• -c, --cli
  Use CLI only

• -d, --directory <path>
  Output directory

• -f, --file <name>
  Output filename

• -k, --kernel <ver, or path>
  Name a different kernel to use other than the default running kernel, use format returned by 'uname -r' Or the full path: /boot/vmlinuz-x.xx.x...

• -l, --compression-level <"option">
  Compression level options. Use quotes: "-Xcompression-level <level>", or "-Xalgorithm <algorithm>", or "-Xhc", see mksquashfs man page

• -m, --month
  Create a monthly snapshot, add 'Month' name in the ISO name, skip used space calculation This option sets reset-accounts and compression to defaults, arguments changing those items will be ignored

• -n, --no-checksums
  Don't calculate checksums for resulting ISO file

• -p, --preempt
  Option to fix issue with calculating checksums on preempt_rt kernels

• -r, --reset
  Resetting accounts (for distribution to others)

• -s, --checksums
  Calculate checksums for resulting ISO file

• -o, --override-size
  Skip calculating free space to see if the resulting ISO will fit

• -w, --workdir <path>
  Specify the path for the work directory

• -x, --exclude <one item>
  Exclude main folders, valid choices: Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Music, Networks, Pictures, Steam, Videos, VirtualBox. Use the option one time for each item you want to exclude

• -z, --compression <format>
  Compression format, valid choices: lz4, lzo, gzip, xz, zstd

mx-live-usb-maker -- writes created ISOs to USB flashdrives