Related: back, boot, divi, file, image, MBR, poli, portion Some hard drive partition tools: $ cfdisk $ fdisk $ grub $ gparted PING.WindowsDream.com >>PING (Partimage Is Not Ghost) -- Backup and Restore Disk Partitions. PING is a live Linux ISO, based on the excellent Linux From Scratch (LFS) documentation. It can be burnt on a CD and booted, or integrated into a PXE / RIS environment. PartImage.org >>Description: Partimage is a Linux utility which saves partitions having a supported filesystem to an image file. PartitionLogic.org.uk >>Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, delete, format, defragment, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another. PartedMagic.com >>Parted Magic is a Linux LiveCD/USB/PXE with its elemental purpose being to partition hard drives. Optimized at approximately 30MB, the Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful programs (e.g. Partition Image, TestDisk, fdisk, sfdisk, dd, ddrescue, etc.) and an excellent set of documentation to benefit the user. An extensive collection of fileystem tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: aufs, ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, ocfs2, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, and zfs. VisOpSys.org Visual Operating System Surprise.sf.net rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de/~feyrer/g4u SystemImager.org - software that automates Linux installs, software distribution, and production deployment. Replicator.sf.net >>Replicator is a set of scripts to automate the duplication of a model computer running Debian/GNU Linux, with some provisions to take into account differences in hardware (like HD size, video card) and in software configuration (partitioning).