Download the 64-bit version of the Rescuezilla 2.4.2 version: rescuezilla-2.4.2-64bit.jammy.iso
I (@shasheene) debated releasing this as Rescuezilla v2.5 or v2.4.2, but decided on v2.4.2 because the changes are incremental improvements. Enjoy!
If you have a blank screen, try "Graphical Fallback Mode" from the Rescuezilla boot menu (after selecting a language). If that doesn't work, try the alternative ISO image based on either Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic" (for very recent hardware) or Ubuntu 20.04 "Focal" (older hardware). Each variant has slightly different video drivers and Linux kernel versions, so often have slightly different graphics support.
- Removes the Intel screen tearing fix introduced for v2.3 (2021-12-24), which should fix black screens on Intel graphics (#281)
- Introduces Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic) for best support of recent hardware, but leaves default build as Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy)
- Reintroduces a 32-bit (Intel i386) build, currently based on Ubuntu 18.04 (Bionic) (#232) after it was temporarily dropped in Rescuezilla v2.0 (2020-10-14)
- Note: Partclone backwards compatibility is imperfect and 32-bit release uses old Ubuntu repository partclone version, not latest compiled version
- Fixes Backup mode's broken SSH port field introduced in v2.4 (#385)
- Installs lxappearance (#274), hexdump (bsdmainutils) (#382), flashrom (#388)
- Installed packages which improve ability to mount encrypted drives with pcmanfm file manager (#379)
- Replaces out-of-service Travis-CI build bot integration with GitHub Actions, for improved quality-control, and to assist Rescuezilla contributors
- Many existing translations updated, but also added:
- Albanian/Shqip (sq-AL) (Translation in-progress)
- Lithuanian/Lietuvių (lt-LT)
- Dutch/Nederlands (nl-NL)
Details of all previous releases available in the changelog.
Compatibility
Rescuezilla creates backups that are fully compatible with the industry-standard Clonezilla tool. Rescuezilla works with images created by:
- Clonezilla *
- Rescuezilla
- Every virtual machine image format supported by the
qemu-nbdutility. Eg,- VirtualBox’s VDI
- VMWare’s VMDK
- Qemu’s QCOW2
- Hyper-V's VHDx
- raw .dd/.img
- ...and more!
- Redo Rescue
- Foxclone
- FOG Project (still in-development: only supports Windows MBR/GPT disks due to FOG Project's more advanced image manipulation)
- FSArchiver (restore only, not explore)
- Apart GTK
- Redo Backup and Recovery (v0.9.2 format, v0.9.3-v1.0.4 format and the old community updates)
Bug advisories
Rescuezilla is thoroughly tested using Windows, Linux, and Mac environments. The following are known bugs in v2.3.1. Please regularly consult the following table (and the links below the table) in case new bugs are discovered.
| Severity | Tracking # | Description | Fixed in release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very High | #328 | A user reported a Rescuezilla backup took only a few seconds for 40GB of data and reported success. When I looked into it, the partclone utility claimed to successfully backup an NTFS partition even though it clearly failed. User reported this problem occurs on Clonezilla too.
| |
| High | #254 | When making a backup of a Windows drive, some users report the error "Windows is hibernated, refused to mount" or "Error: read-only file system" and a failed backup. This is usually due to Windows' hibernate feature, with widely used workaround to select 'Restart' (not shutdown) from the Windows Start Menu before booting the Rescuezilla USB stick. But some users are reporting even after doing a full restart the problem is now persisting, with the only workaround for these users to disable hibernation entirely (which is definitely not a good solution). This issue is being investigated as part of task #254 | |
| Medium | #337 | A user reports cloning using the 'Shutdown'/'Reboot' dropdown menu cannot boot Windows, but cloning a manual reboot can boot. This report cannot be reproduced in my testing environment. | |
| Medium | #372 | Rescuezilla's ability to restore and explore images created by Clonezilla needs to be updated for the latest Clonezilla releases, as Rescuezilla is still operating like a slightly older version of Clonezilla | |
| Medium | #372 | Rescuezilla v2.4.1's Focal variant's "Image Explorer (beta)" feature does not work. The default Jammy variant works fine. |
If you encounter any additional bugs, please report them (ideally with logs) on the GitHub issues page (after searching for duplicate issues).
Checksums
Checksums available in 'Assets' section at the bottom of this release file.
Discussion and User Support
If you need support, start by checking the frequently asked questions, then proceed to the Rescuezilla forum.
Reviews and Testimonials
You can read reviews of Rescuezilla on AlternativeTo. Please consider joining AlternativeTo and giving the project a like -- as of writing, Rescuezilla has 162 likes compared to Clonezilla's 449 likes, so fewer people are discovering Rescuezilla.
Download: rescuezilla-2.4.2-64bit.jammy.iso