alt.hn

4/17/2026 at 12:32:17 PM

PopOS Linux: Creating a Bootable Backup USB With Encryption

https://hajo.me/blog/2026/02/16/popos-linux-creating-bootable-backup-USB-with-encryption/

by fxtentacle

4/20/2026 at 6:01:58 AM

One flag that you might have missed. If you have sparse files such as qcow disk images, you might also need `-S`, `--sparse` or it will expand the file to its full disk size when copied to the destination.

by dhedlund

4/20/2026 at 7:10:14 AM

Thanks :)

by fxtentacle

4/20/2026 at 8:22:24 AM

Great OS! Though have some issues with waking from sleep.

by scrollop

4/20/2026 at 3:19:25 AM

been using for a while. nice Ubuntu distro.

system76 is great

by itsthecourier

4/20/2026 at 6:07:16 AM

I daily drive a PopOS (22) on my laptop, it simplifies dealing with Nvidia drivers.

I recently upgraded to the 24.x version that runs Cosmic DE. While I loved the visuals and design, the whole OS was buggy. The GitHub issues about memory leaks I faced related to cosmic have been open for a while.

by neilfrndes

4/20/2026 at 7:09:58 AM

Yeah I'm still on 22. But I also usually use the ESR versions of Firefox and Thunderbird, because especially when I'm traveling, I value the stability of my home workstation over almost all else.

by fxtentacle

4/20/2026 at 10:30:36 AM

can you link these issues? i'm planning upgrade from 22.x but i'm afraid of some breaking issues. also did you upgrade or reinstall ? if upgrade, were there some issues with that ?

by aPoCoMiLogin

4/20/2026 at 1:06:10 PM

Not the commenter above. I used popOs 22 for 4-5 yeas daily, and have been quite happy. I was prompted to update to 24 through the system panel, accepted, and after the update was done, I encountered multiple issues with Cosmic. Could not restore, and after futile attempts, wiped and re-installed Ubuntu 22. I do not have a system76 PC, but an older Dell WS. I regret accepting the suggested breaking update.

by k1musab1