Clonezilla Live 3.2: Major Enhancements and Bug Fixes Rolled Out

Clonezilla Live 3.2, a partition and disk imaging/cloning program, is here with Debian Sid base, Linux kernel 6.11, and improved disk scanning.
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The latest release of Clonezilla Live, version 3.2, is here, offering a range of major enhancements and bug fixes.

For those unfamiliar, it is a popular free and open-source disk cloning and imaging tool that allows users to create exact copies or images of entire disks or partitions, making it useful for tasks like system backups, disaster recovery, and system migration.

One of the key changes in the new Clonezilla Live 3.2 is upgrading the underlying OS. More specifically, the new release is based on the Debian Sid repository, with the updates taken as of July 15, 2024. The Linux kernel has been bumped to version 6.11, providing users better hardware support and performance.

Clonezilla Live 3.2 also saw the removal of certain packages from the live system. For example, the “wireless-tools” package has been removed, as it is no longer available in the Debian packages repository.

In its place, the package “iw,” which offers similar wireless configuration functionality, remains included in the live system. Another package that has been removed is “reiser4progs,” which was deemed unnecessary for the live system setup.

Clonezilla Live 3.2
Clonezilla Live 3.2

Clonezilla Live 3.2 also comes with an improvement to the ocs-scan-disk program. By using lsblk, the new approach makes the code much neater, while allowing block devices with file systems (such as a partition like sda with an NTFS file system) to be displayed correctly.

This change also resolves some existing issues, making it easier for users to scan and identify disks accurately.

Lastly, we should mention the merging of zstd, a lossless data compression algorithm, and zstdmt utilities. With this change, the default command used is now zstd -T0, which simplifies customization for users by eliminating extra variables related to zstdmt.

This results in fewer parameters for users to adjust, thus enhancing ease of use. Only a few variables like “extra_zstd_opt,” “extra_zstd_dc_opt,” and their on-the-fly counterparts are still available for configuration.

Check out the announcement for more details on all changes in Clonezilla Live 3.2.

Bobby Borisov

Bobby Borisov

Bobby, an editor-in-chief at Linuxiac, is a Linux professional with over 20 years of experience. With a strong focus on Linux and open-source software, he has worked as a Senior Linux System Administrator, Software Developer, and DevOps Engineer for small and large multinational companies.

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