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4 hours ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

how do i do it? (reimage)

For a reimage, have a setup(works best, could use hdd) to have a image of the os, and something like fog to distribute the image to clients.

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i want to make a testing laptop, every time i reboot i want it to reinstall ubuntu (reset, erase all data and start with only default programs) like in this video https://youtu.be/MYtbnTGVoQY?t=289 by Linus tech tips (keep in mind i know they are using windows)

but i also want to do this on Vmware ESXI.

so basically i want the os to go back to a snapshot every time i reboot so i can have a fresh start each time (like testing new ideas etc)

Gonna be using on ESXI 6.7 U3 and a Thinkpad X313e

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How about a script that uses snapshots in zfs or btrfs or lvm to restore the snapshots on reboot?

 

Or just have it reimage on bootup. Lots of linux deployment solutions.

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A hairy knuckle solution that may not work:

Make a custom liveCD with the apps you want to use on it, no storage at all, and a ton of ram maybe.

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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9 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

How about a script that uses snapshots in zfs or btrfs or lvm to restore the snapshots on reboot?

 

Or just have it reimage on bootup. Lots of linux deployment solutions.

how do i do it? (reimage)

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4 hours ago, Nolanrulesroblox said:

how do i do it? (reimage)

For a reimage, have a setup(works best, could use hdd) to have a image of the os, and something like fog to distribute the image to clients.

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